Antibiotic Resistance
Researchers explore if and how quickly Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus are theoretically able to adapt to survive on copper surfaces
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The rapid advances in DNA sequencing during the last decade has made it possible to study bacterial evolution much more effectively than ever before
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Such bacteria may stem from improper disposal of medicines, but also from the biotechnology field, which has depended on antibiotics as a selection device in the lab
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Dual-acting immuno-antibiotics block an essential pathway in bacteria and activate the adaptive immune response
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Following the 2015 Fundao Tailings Dam failure in Brazil, researchers analyzed the consequences of long-term exposure to contaminated drinking water on dairy cattle
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The management of fungal infections in plants and humans could be transformed by a breakthrough in understanding how fungi develop resistance to drugs
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University of Georgia scientists found a strong correlation between antibiotic resistance and heavy metal contamination in an environment
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To date, efforts to develop new treatments for TB have been unsuccessful, with current treatments having been used for over 50 years
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Scientists say research into natural antimicrobials could provide candidates to fill the antibiotic discovery gap
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A compound from a common shrub, the American beautyberry, boosts an antibiotic's activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria
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