We are very happy that Thomas Clairfeuille from Roche visited us today for a very well attended LED3 Lecture. He talked about "The discovery and mechanism of lipid transport inhibition by the antibiotic Zosurabalpin".
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06873-0
#Antibiotics #DrugDiscovery #ChemBio #Chemistry
Hidden antibiotics in river fish spark new food safety fears https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260321012638.htm
Antibiotics are accumulating in a major Brazilian river, especially during the dry season when pollution becomes more concentrated. Scientists even detected a banned drug inside fish sold for food, raising concerns about human exposure. A common aquatic plant showed promise in removing these chemicals from water—but it also altered how fish absorb them, creating unexpected risks.
'Predators that just run in and grab, stab and kill': The deep cave #bacteria resistant to modern #medicine
Ancient bacteria, trapped in caves for millions of years, live in a miniature world of terror. Their only #food source is each other. The survival tactics they develop make them resistant to almost all #antibiotics. Now scientists hope to use their tricks to inspire new #drugs and treatments.
#Science #Biology #Microbiology #Research
https://bbc.com/future/article/20260318-the-deep-cave-bacteria-resistant-to-modern-medicine
Yes. Furthermore, you need different #antibiotics to treat different infections. A doctor (perhaps with the help of a lab test) will know which to give; some random zombie conspiracy theorist will assuredly not.
So all Fessor is doing is wasting the NHS's drug budget and stockpiling out-of-date drugs. A slow handclap is in order!
Interesting talk by Carla Araya-Cloutier at #KNCVMCCB2026. She talked about her group's work on prenylated phenolics as antibacterials and the study of their mechanism-of-action.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5c00540
#Chemistry #Antibiotics #Plants #Bacteria
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