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Axolotl mucus peptides attack breast cancer cells and MRSA
“We observed that the peptides specifically kill cancer cells without attacking healthy breast tissue cells,” Strauß said in ...
Axolotl skin mucus as a potential weapon against multi-resistant bacteria and cancer
Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs and even parts of the brain and heart. But the tailed amphibian ...
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Amphibian skin mucus as a potential weapon against multi-resistant bacteria and cancer
MHH researchers find antimicrobial peptides on axolotl skin that not only fight dangerous hospital germs but also tumour cells as an effective antibiotic alternative.
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New nanoparticle platform breaks through MRSA biofilms
A major cause of hospital-acquired infections, the super bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), not ...
Excessive use of disinfectants in intensive care patients may raise risk of antibiotic-resistant infections
An international study has, for the first time, revealed a strong and direct link between the rise of antibiotic-resistant ...
Microbubble-driven nanoparticles deliver gene suppressors to break down MRSA biofilms
A major cause of hospital-acquired infections, the super bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), not ...
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KAIST-UIUC Researchers develop a treatment platform to disable the ‘biofilm’ shield of superbugs
A research team has developed a microbubble-based nano-gene delivery platform (BTN MB) that precisely delivers gene ...