Disinfectants May Help Superbugs Resist Antibiotics
Using disinfectants could help superbug bacteria become resistant not only to the disinfectant itself but to antibiotics, even if they have not been exposed to them, according to a new study from Ireland: the findings could be important step in the fight to prevent superbugs spreading in hospitals. The study is the work of lead author Dr Gerard Fleming from the National University of Ireland (NUI) in Galway, and colleagues, and is available to read online in the January issue of Microbiology…
Duration : 0:0:0
Duration : 0:0:0
Duration : 0:0:0
Duration : 0:0:0
Duration : 0:0:0
Duration : 0:0:0
I Think Step To The Left, You Think Step To The East
Even the way people remember dance moves depends on the culture they come from, according to a report in the December 14th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Whereas a German or other Westerner might think in terms of "step to the right, step to the left," a nomadic hunter-gatherer from Namibia might think something more like "step to the east, step to the west." Those differences aren't just a matter of language; rather, they reflect differences in the way our minds encode and remember spatial relationships…
Duration : 0:0:0
Duration : 0:0:0
