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Scientists discover how bacteria use liquid protein droplets to overcome stress

25-Oct-2021 - Scientists have revealed how bacteria make tiny liquid droplets from proteins to help them survive harsh environments and thus reduce their chances of being killed by antibiotics. The study reveals how aggresomes – miniscule liquid droplets assembled from several different proteins – form in ...

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'Dominating' fungus could be solution to producing more biofuels and chemicals

30-Apr-2021 - The discovery of a novel enzyme that releases a valuable chemical from agricultural waste could provide an important breakthrough in the upscaling of renewable fuels and chemicals, a new study shows. Researchers - led by the University of York - have discovered an enzyme in a fungus which can act ...

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Don't sweat it: Scientists identify key step in production of BO

04-Jul-2018 - If this surprisingly hot British summer has you fighting off unwelcome armpit aromas, you'll be pleased to learn that science has just brought us a step closer to blocking body odour (BO). Researchers have unravelled a key part of the molecular process by which armpit bacteria produce the most ...

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Ringing the changes 'opens the road to new medicines'

19-Nov-2015 - Inspired by the classic 'ball-in-a-cup' children's toy, researchers at the University of York have discovered an innovative method to make medicinally important molecules. The molecules contain atoms arranged in large rings, known as macrocycles, whose importance in medicine has been known for ...

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Sugar molecules lose their 'Cinderella' status

12-Nov-2015 - Carbohydrates are often considered the 'Cinderella' molecules of biology yet they are a feature of an increasing number of medicines, from small molecule drugs to protein therapeutics or vaccines. This presents challenges for medicine and science because carbohydrates are often ignored or are ...

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From surgery to laboratory and back again

13-Feb-2014 - A University of York scientist's experience in seeing his partner in hospital recovering from a double lung transplant prompted him to design and synthesise new chemical agents that could revolutionise post-operative patient care. Professor Dave Smith, of the University's Department of Chemistry, ...

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Pioneering research reveals bacterium's secrets

06-Mar-2012 - Ground-breaking research by an international team of scientists will help to make one of the most versatile of bacteria even more useful to society and the environment.Though it lives naturally in the soil, the bacterium Bacillus subtilis is widely used as a model laboratory organism. It is also ...

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Scientists discover new clue to the chemical origins of life

26-Jan-2012 - Organic chemists at the University of York have made a significant advance towards establishing the origin of the carbohydrates (sugars) that form the building blocks of life. A team led by Dr Paul Clarke in the Department of Chemistry at York have re-created a process which could have occurred ...

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No more free rides for 'piggy-backing' viruses

06-Jan-2012 - Scientists have determined the structure of the enzyme endomannosidase, significantly advancing our understanding of how a group of devastating human viruses including HIV and Hepatitis C hijack human enzymes to reproduce and cause disease.The team of international scientists led by and Professor ...

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New insights into dendron gene delivery

19-Jul-2010 - Gene therapy has the potential to revolutionise personal medicine but delivering the genes into cells is a major challenge. Dendrons offer a potential solution as their many ligands bind strongly to DNA but now scientists are reporting that smaller dendrons with fewer ligands can actually be ...

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