Pharmacology

Health & Medicine

Into the wild to fight antibiotic resistance

Antimicrobial resistance is part of the chemical warfare bacteria wage in nature, and that’s where researchers now looking for new clues to overcome it

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Podcasts

Why are there so few drugs to treat viruses?

As coronavirus case numbers surge, University of Melbourne experts explain why we have effective drugs for bacterial diseases, but relatively few for combating viruses

Health & Medicine

Five ways 3D printing is changing medicine

3D printing technology is set to revolutionise medicine from prosthetics and tissue engineering, to customised medicines that are manufactured on demand

Health & Medicine

Putting cells through their paces

An obstacle course for human lung cells could be the answer for better testing the effectiveness of potential new drugs