Martin Luther University https://refractor.io/tag/martin-luther-university/ Martin Luther University en-AU Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:43:04 GMT Antibiotic rods designed to "stick it" to gum disease https://refractor.io/medical/antibiotic-rods-gum-disease/ A length of the rod material, made of the polymer PLGA – poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)

Gum disease is a very common condition, and it's usually caused by bacteria. Although orally-administered antibiotics are typically used to treat severe cases, a new treatment could be much more effective – with fewer side effects.

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]]> Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:43:04 GMT https://refractor.io/medical/antibiotic-rods-gum-disease/ Ben Coxworth How a hungry, hardy bacteria eats toxic metals and excretes gold nuggets https://refractor.io/biology/how-a-hungry-hardy-bacteria-eats-toxic-metals-and-excretes-gold-nuggets/ German and Australian researchers have figured out how a bacteria called C. metallidurans can consume toxic metals and excrete tiny gold nuggets, like that shown here

If the goose that laid the golden egg had a real-life counterpart, it would be C. metallidurans. This hardy little bacterium consumes toxic metals and excretes tiny gold nuggets, but how and why it does so has never been fully understood. Now, German and Australian researchers have peered inside the microorganism and figured out that mechanism.

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]]> Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:16:26 GMT https://refractor.io/biology/how-a-hungry-hardy-bacteria-eats-toxic-metals-and-excretes-gold-nuggets/ Michael Irving