Leprosy Bacteria May Be Able to Regrow Healthy Livers
New study finds that armadillos infected with leprosy bacteria grow enlarged, but completely healthy, livers
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A Synthetic Antibiotic May Help Turn the Tide against Drug-Resistant Pathogens
The compound, named cilagicin, employs a novel mechanism to attack MRSA and other pathogens
Ancient Permafrost Bacteria Can Be Resistant to Modern Antibiotics
Ancient strains of sequenced bacteria possessed genes encoding resistance to widely used antibiotics
Painting a Fuller Picture of How Antibiotics Act
Machine learning reveals metabolic pathways disrupted by the drugs, offering new targets to combat resistance
Tomatoes 'Mixing Chemical Cocktails': Early Detection of Disease Resistance in Food Crops
A new approach promises to forecast cultivar resistance much earlier than was possible before: at seedling stage
New Technique for Rapidly Killing Bacteria Using Tiny Gold Disks and Light
Research team from University of Houston find that the light-activated gold nanoparticles destroy potentially deadly bacterial cells in seconds
UEA Scientists Pave Way for New Generation of Superbug Drugs
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are getting closer to solving the problem of antibiotic resistance.
Novel Chemistry for New Class of Antibiotic
University of Adelaide research has produced a potential new antibiotic which could help in the battle against bacterial resistance to antibiotics.