A compound from fruit flies could lead to new antibiotics sciencedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Research shows that the natural peptide, called drosocin, protects fruit flies from bacterial infections by binding to ribosomes in bacteria. Once bound, drosocin prevents the ribosome from making new proteins.
A single injection every 3 months of a novel drug that targets the lipid metabolism enzyme ANGPTL3 resulted in substantial reductions in LDL cholesterol in patients with HoFH in the phase 2 GATEWAY trial.
A research team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will continue its work on mitigating a common but toxic problem afflicting small bodies of water throughout the country, thanks to a new two-year $100,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
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