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Antibiotic Resistance
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Urban Birds Are Harboring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Urban ducks and…
Meta-analysis reveals drivers of antibiotic resistance in infants
A meta-analysis of genetic studies analyzing the microbiota (bacteria in the gut) of 1,275 infants from 10 countries…
Rising antibiotic resistance prompts shift to ecological research strategies in infection control
In a recent article published in The Lancet Microbe, researchers discussed the need to enhance research on the…
How microbes influence healing and infection risks
In a recent Nature Reviews Microbiology study, researchers review how the wound microbiota interferes with skin repair processes…
Generative AI revolutionizes antibiotic development against resistant pathogens
With nearly 5 million deaths linked to antibiotic resistance globally every year, new ways to combat resistant bacterial…
Novel genetic mechanisms of tetracycline resistance in gut bacteria discovered
Antibiotic resistance is a significant and growing medical problem worldwide. Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and…
Key link discovered between spread of antibiotic resistance genes and drug resistance evolution
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have uncovered a key link between the spread of antibiotic resistance genes and…
A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria
But Cole’s progress was short-lived. Her blood infection returned, and her doctors determined the phage-antibiotic combination was no…
A global threat to human, animal, and plant health
Fungi can cause disease in both humans, animals, and plants. Every year, 1.5 million people die from fungal…
Researchers identify a new approach to controlling bacterial infections
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new approach to controlling bacterial…