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Superbugs have a new foe in DNA

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 J P Morgan 0 Comments FIU, superbugs

FIU researchers search DNA for ways to battle Superbugs bacteria resistant to antibiotics The National Institutes of Health awarded FIU researchers nearly $2 million studies on how targeting bacterial DNA can be used to kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs. If successful, the one-of-a-kind work

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FIU Florida homeowners will bear the brunt of the wind-related costs

September 25, 2017 J P Morgan 0 Comments FIU, Hurricane

FIU experts use hurricane loss model to estimate damages caused by Hurricane Irma at $19 billion A team of researchers headed by FIU College of Business professor Shahid Hamid, using the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model, estimates that Hurricane Irma caused $19.4 billion in wind-related losses