Wasp venom is known to be harmful to humans. However, it also poses a threat to harmful bacteria dwelling within our bodies. The concept then ...

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Inside every human cell, a molecular machine quietly shreds damaged proteins to keep life running smoothly. Researchers have ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

Mileutis, a biopharmaceutical company pioneering biologic and residue-free alternatives to antibiotics and hormones in dairy ...

Spotlighting Merbl’s ‘Peptide Detective Work’... Brilliant scientist, Merbl, is hailed as a “peptide detective” due to her ...

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help the red meat industry solve headaches around bacterial contamination and ...

Biphenomycins, natural products derived from bacteria, show excellent antimicrobial activity, but have long remained out of reach for drug development. The main obstacle was the limited understanding ...