Ariel Kushmaro

Link to a photo of the PL 18 derivative after 72 hours with tubes simulating a catheter - photo credit Yael Schlichter Kadosh

A new type of antibiotic: long pepper

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Bacteria resistant to antibiotics are increasing, while the number of types of antibiotics under development is decreasing. Now, the research group of Prof. Ariel Kushmaro from the Biotechnology Engineering Laboratory at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and partners from India decided to focus
A close-up photo of the tube's shell openings. Photography by Ayelet Nir

A snail without limits

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The 'pipe builder' snail was awarded the title of 'environmental engineer', in light of its contribution to the construction of rocky surfaces on the coastline and reducing their rate of weathering in an effective way. It came to the brink of extinction, but researchers from Ben Gurion University succeeded
Electron microscope image: Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm developed on a catheter

Israeli-Singaporean cooperation resulted in the development of an innovative structure that has antibacterial activity and inhibits the development of bacterial biofilms

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