Bacteria from the ocean floor can beat superbugs and cancer. But habitats are at risk from the hunger for marine minerals When Prof Mat Upton discovered a microbe from a deep-sea sponge was killing pathogenic bugs in his laboratory, he realised it could be a breakthrough in the fight against antibiotic resistant superbugs, which are responsible for thousands of deaths a year … [Read more...]
The flu epidemic: why the hype?
This year's flu epidemic is spreading. There is not much difference between this one and any other which has occurred over the last 20 or 30 years. In general influenza spreads rapidly around the world as a pandemic. It is its nature and so far nothing special has happened with this one. A pandemic is simply a new infectious disease spreading throughout the world. The fear … [Read more...]
