Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs and even parts of the brain and heart. But the tailed amphibian ...

Biofilms are conglomerates of bacteria and other organisms, which are feared in medicine as well as other areas because they can contain pathogens and are highly resistant to treatment. Chemists ...

To control bacteria, the method takes advantage of a light-sensitive molecule called Ziapin2, which sticks to the bacterial surface. By covering bacteria with this light-sensitive molecule and by ...

MHH researchers find antimicrobial peptides on axolotl skin that not only fight dangerous hospital germs but also tumour cells as an effective antibiotic alternative.

More information: Pietro Bertolotti et al, Photocontrol of bacterial membrane potential regulates antibiotic persistence in B. subtilis, The European Physical Journal Plus (2025). DOI: 10.1140 ...

[1] Surveying membrane landscapes: a new look at the bacterial cell surface. Nature Reviews Microbiology (2023). [2] Structural basis of BAM-mediated outer membrane β-barrel protein assembly .

A major cause of hospital-acquired infections, the super bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), not only exhibits strong resistance to existing antibiotics but also forms a dense ...

Many important antibiotics are becoming less effective against bacterial infections, as bacteria continue to evolve, gaining ...

An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, ...

Researchers have discovered that the most aggressive melanomas, the deadliest form of skin cancer, overactivate two key ...