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Micrograph of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Using genome sequencing to track MRSA in under-resourced hospitals

09 Dec 2014

Whole genome sequencing of MRSA from a hospital in Asia has demonstrated patterns of transmission in a resource-limited setting, where formal...

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Fingerprint

Fingerprint of a killer

28 Feb 2013

Can whole genome sequencing provide the forensic information needed to map and control the global spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

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G-quadruplex DNA

A new dimension to DNA and personalised medicine of the future

16 May 2012

By investigating the existence of an unusual four-stranded structure of DNA in human cells, scientists have opened the door to novel cancer...

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MRSA

Stopping superbugs in their tracks

01 Nov 2010

Work in resource-restricted healthcare settings in south-east Asia is defining the transmission of hospital ‘superbugs’ using low-tech diagnostics...

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Sharon Peacock

Superbug detective

01 May 2010

The expertise of Cambridge's new Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Sharon Peacock, is helping to drive a programme of research that will track and...

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