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UCL students blog live from Cheltenham Science Festival
Publication date: 8 June 2011
A team of UCL postgraduate students are blogging live from the Cheltenham Science Festival, which runs 7–12 June, covering UCL talks on the uses of plasma, the science of cannabis and a live brain scan, among others.
New antibiotics a step closer with discovery of bacterial protein structure
Publication date: 2 June 2011
Scientists have uncovered the structure of the protein complex that assembles the tiny hair-like strands that cover the outside of bacteria. Called pili, these ‘hairs’ allow bacteria to group together and stick to human cells to cause infection - and are therefore a key target for a new generation of antibiotics.
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