Breakthrough could lead to new antimicrobial drugs

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 13:28 in Health & Medicine

After 25 years of painstaking studies - led by Professor Ian Booth at the University of Aberdeen and Dr Tarmo Roosild at Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas - scientists have figured out the mechanics of 'channels' in bacteria which stay shut if all is normal and are triggered to open if they need to mount a defence.

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