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1. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · By Christine Calvo

   A faster search for antibiotics turns up a promising lead (opens the original)

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   The goal was to build a faster way to search for new antibiotics. Their search turned up something unexpected. FIU biochemistry professor Fenfei Leng and a group of researchers set out to develop the first high-throughput screening method specifically designed to identify compounds that can poison bacterial DNA gyrase, an enzyme that bacteria need to survive. While testing this new method, the researchers identified Pyr-AMC — a previously unrecognized compound that could provide a starting point

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2. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · By Christine Calvo

   What's an accurate hurricane forecast worth? (opens the original)

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   When it comes to the cost of a bad forecast, researchers have finally gone beyond damaged buildings and vehicles and have calculated the cost of injuries, evacuations and the long-term loss of public trust. Leaders rely on hurricane forecasts to make expensive decisions before they know exactly what a storm will do. Preparing too early can cost millions. Waiting too long can put lives and infrastructure at risk. In a new study led by statistician Sneh Gulati, of FIU’s Department of Mathematics a

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