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Prof. Weihong Tan, Member of the Chinese Academy of Science, visited our laboratory and discussed with us about our study on aptamer screening.

A news report " HKBU Scholars Invent World-First Multidimensional System for Rapid Antibiotic Resistance Testing and Analysis" is highlighted as the top story on the QS WOW newspaper. https://qswownews.com/hkbu-scholars-invent-world-first-multidimensional-system-for-rapid-antibiotic-resistance-testing-and-analysis/?utm_source=newsbites&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=newsbites_60 More detailed reports on the invention: http://renkangning.wixsite.com/rengroup/single-post/2019/

Researchers at a Hong Kong university have invented a faster, cheaper and more accurate way to identify how resistant bacteria are to antibiotics in individual patients (photo by HKBU CPRO) The team from Baptist University said its invention was 10 to 20 times faster than the current antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods, with a cost estimated to be about 50 per cent lower. “Our invention could greatly reduce the problem of abuse or misuse [of antibiotics], and you cou