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Antibiotic resistance

Evolved to Stop Bacteria, Designed for Stability
15.03.2021

New proteins, created through long-distance collaboration, might lead to the reversal of antibiotic resistance in certain bacteria 

Paired ribosomes
21.12.2017

Paired ribosomes temporarily stop producing proteins. New research suggests a way to prevent this pairing so that antibiotics can make the...

Yonath and resistant ribosome
03.08.2017

Understanding how the bacteria gets around a common drug may help develop new ones to combat a growing threat

(l-r) Prof. Rotem Sorek, Maya Shamir and Daniel Dar
14.04.2016

A Weizmann team find new RNA switches for antibiotic resistance

built by bacteria
07.03.2016

The biomineral structures built by biofilm-forming bacteria may abet antibiotic resistance

Bacterial Booby Traps Revealed
02.07.2013

Toxin-antitoxin gene pairs make a quick suicide mechanism for bacteria facing viral invasion

(l-r) Osnat Tirosh, Nir Fluman and Prof. Eitan Bibi
29.11.2012

Scientists reveal one of bacteria’s secret weapons against antibiotics

Prof. Ada Yonath
07.10.2009


The Weizmann Institute of Science congratulates Prof. Ada Yonath on receiving the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry and is...

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