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Biology
Targeting bacterial defense mechanisms for effective antibiotic treatment
Possible causes of mortality upon loss of membrane potential. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51347-0 In addition to the urgent need for new antibiotics, alternative strategies are also needed to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance. Associate Professor Michaela Wenzel of Chalmers University of Technology studies bacterial defenses against external stress and targets these for efficient antibiotic treatments. Michaela Wenzel…
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Other Sciences
Study finds teacher strikes are effective in improving wages and working conditions
Credit: LaTerrian McIntosh, unsplash.com A detailed study of more than 770 teacher strikes in the United States between 2007 and 2023 finds that strikes benefited teachers and classrooms, with no measurable impact on students. did. Melissa Arnold Ryan, assistant professor of public policy at the Rockefeller School of Public Policy, is the lead author of the study “Causes and Consequences…
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