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‘Superbug’ Could Become Serious Global Problem
Researchers writing in the Lancet Infectious Diseases have warned of the possible spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria capable of producing an enzyme, NDM-1, resistant to all but two antibiotics. The research suggests that this has the potential to become a worldwide public health problem. At least... Read more
Australia’s Marsupials Came from Americas - Research
Australia's marsupials appear to share a common ancestor that migrated from the Americas, according to research published in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Biology journal. A team from the University of Muenster in Germany has analysed the recently sequenced genomes of two marsupials, the grey... Read more
New Articles Added to ELS in June 2010
ELS was updated with 34 new articles on 17th June 2010. New ELS articles are published on a monthly basis. For more information on the latest additions, click on the title above.
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Epidermis: Outer Cell Layer of the Plant [*SciVee PubCast*]
The epidermis is the protective outer layer of clonally related cells covering all plant organs. Follow the link to join Dr Beverley Glover for a SciVee PubCast of her article. Read full article
Hair Cells
Hair cells are the sensory receptors in the inner ear that detect sound and head motion to begin the processes of hearing and balance control. The defining feature of hair cells is the hair bundle, the transduction organelle protruding from their apical surface composed of ordered arrays of stereocilia.... Read full article
Liposomes
Liposomes are synthetic vesicles consisting of one or more phospholipid bilayers, able to accommodate water- and lipid-soluble molecules. They are used as a delivery system for drugs, genes and vaccines in therapeutics. Liposomes may be formulated with a range of characteristics including different... Read full article
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Professor H Jane Dyson
Professor H Jane Dyson received her PhD at the University of Sydney, before moving to her current position at the Scripps Research Institute in California. In her research, Professor Dyson strives to add to our understanding of the nature and behaviour of unfolded and partly folded proteins. Her team uses NMR and other spectroscopic techniques to study the early stages of the protein folding process. Learn more about some of the techniques Professor Dyson employs in her research in her recently updated article Spectroscopic Techniques.
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