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Researchers are progressing InC compounds towards clinical trials, particularly in lower and middle income countries where carbapenem resistance is widespread.

Scientists have discovered a new potential treatment that has the ability to reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause conditions such as

Last modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 23.34 EST An initiative to develop bespoke antibiotics for livestock has raised fears that it could be a “techno-fix” for more intensive farming. Mixed reactions have followed news that Ineos, a global petrochemical manufacturer, has donated £100m to establish the Ineos Oxford University Institute (IOI) for antimicrobial research. The institute said it would focus on designing novel antimicrobials solely for animals because the majority of global antibiotic...

Omani collecting from a frankincense tree (Oman News Agency) MUSCAT, OMAN: Research studies to produce medicines capable of fighting COVID-19 from frankincense trees in Oman,  on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula  in Western Asia, are being undertaken jointly by the University of Nizwa and the University of Oxford. The Frankincense (boswellia saca) trees are most famed for their resin, a milky-white substance extracted by harvesters as they tap into the side of the tree by ma...

Research project hopes to produce COVID-19 medicine from frankincense By: Times News Service The project is looking to isolate certain key compounds from frankincense – known for its healing properties – and to use them to make antibiotics. Photo: File Muscat: Research to make medicines capable of fighting COVID-19, from frankincense trees in Oman, is being jointly undertaken by the University of Nizwa and the University of Oxford. The project is looking to isolate certain key compounds fro...