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Antibiotic resistance risk for coastal water users

31-Mar-2015 - Recreational users of coastal waters such as swimmers and surfers are at risk of exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria, according to new research. In the first study of its kind, scientists at the University of Exeter Medical School have assessed the amount of water ingested during different ...

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Lavender oil has potent antifungal effect

15-Feb-2011 - Lavender oil could be used to combat the increasing incidence of antifungal-resistant infections, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The essential oil shows a potent antifungal effect against strains of fungi responsible for common skin and nail ...

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Using insects to test for drug safety

09-Sep-2009 - Insects, such as some moths and fruit flies, react to microbial infection in the same way as mammals and so can be used to test the efficiency of new drugs, thereby reducing the need for animal testing. Dr Kevin Kavanagh from the National University of Ireland – Maynooth, presented his research ...

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Using microbes for the quick clean up of dirty oil

09-Sep-2009 - Microbiologists from the University of Essex, UK have used microbes to break down and remove toxic compounds from crude oil and tar sands. These acidic compounds persist in the environment, taking up to 10 years to break down. Mr Richard Johnson, presenting his PhD research to the Society for ...

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Using waste to recover waste uranium

08-Sep-2009 - Using bacteria and inositol phosphate, a chemical analogue of a cheap waste material from plants, researchers at Birmingham University have recovered uranium from the polluted waters from uranium mines. The same technology can also be used to clean up nuclear waste. Professor Lynne Macaskie ...

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Making more efficient fuel cells

08-Sep-2009 - Bacteria that generate significant amounts of electricity could be used in microbial fuel cells to provide power in remote environments or to convert waste to electricity. Professor Derek Lovley from the University of Massachusetts, USA isolated bacteria with large numbers of tiny projections ...

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Cholesterol-busting bug with a taste for waste

18-May-2009 - A novel species of bacteria with cholesterol-busting properties has been discovered by scientists at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Dr Oliver Drzyzga and colleagues isolated the new bug, called Gordonia cholesterolivorans , from sewage sludge. Their findings are reported in the ...

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