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Key step in how bacteria acquire drug resistance revealed
Researchers have imaged a major component in conjugation – the process bacteria use to share DNA with each other.
Key step in how bacteria acquire drug resistance revealed
Researchers have imaged a major component in conjugation – the process bacteria use to share DNA with each other.
Boosted economy and decentralised science: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
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Podcast: HIV tests, infectious reading, and the fight for cheaper drugs
In this edition: A new test to monitor treatment-resistant HIV, a book tracing the fight against infection, and how the NHS can make cheaper drugs.
Krill thriller and lively lungs: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
New climate pledges significantly more likely to prevent worst of global heating
If fulfilled, climate pledges made in the last six years have a much better chance of reaching globally agreed temperature goals.
Updated climate commitments fall far short, but net-zero pledges provide hope
Analysis of countries’ plans to fight climate change show they are not enough to avoid the worst impacts unless further promises are kept.
Science awards and green prizes: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Owl unseen for 150 years photographed in the wild for the first time
British scientists working in Ghana have photographed a ‘holy grail’ giant owl that has lurked almost unseen in African rainforests for 150 years.
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Experts push for stricter air pollution standards in new environment legislation
Following the release of new WHO guidelines on air pollution, experts say the new Environment Bill should adopt the stricter guidelines as targets.
Increasing hydrogen energy requires all technologies to be pushed forward
No single hydrogen technology should be prioritised, says a new study, and the production, distribution, and use of hydrogen needs to be optimised.
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