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Battling superbugs with the power of knowledge
In the last 60 years mankind has come to rely on the wonder-cure of antibiotics to solve a multitude of ills by inhibiting disease-causing bacteria and curing potentially fatal infections.
'Women of Achievement 2016': Professor Michelle Peckham, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor Michelle Peckham is the elected Vice President of the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) and, in 2016, assumes the Presidency.
Success in FBS as research awards double
Research funding doubles in the Faculty of Biological Sciences despite a significant drop in grant money in 2015/16 for the UK’s six research councils.
Targeting the biological host to get rid of unwanted guests
A new approach has been developed to combat diseases caused by herpesvirus infections, including everything from cold sores to cancer.
How drug-resistant bacteria build defences
Improved understanding of the way hundreds of different types of disease-causing bacteria operate could help pave the way to tackling their effects, according to leading scientists.