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Cell & Microbiology 9 hours ago

New structures offer insight into how a bacterial motor powers bacterial chemotaxis, a key infectious process

Bacteria existed for millennia before humans and have been infecting us from the beginning. Although we can treat infections through pharmaceuticals, bacteria continue to become resistant to treatment thanks to their rapid ...

Cell & Microbiology 1 hour ago

Experts develop way to harness CRISPR technology to deal with antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is continuing to increase globally, with rates of AMR in most pathogens increasing and threatening a future in which every day medical procedures may no longer be possible and infections thought ...

Cell & Microbiology 1 hour ago

CRISPR is promising to tackle antimicrobial resistance, but bacteria can fight back

In his presentation "How to use CRISPR-Cas to combat AMR" at the ESCMID Global Congress, Assistant Prof. Ibrahim Bitar, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital in Plzen, Charles University ...

Veterinary medicine Apr 25, 2024

How worrying is bird flu's jump to dairy cows? Here's what experts say

Since 2022, a highly contagious strain of bird flu has spread across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, resulting in the deaths of more than 90 million birds in commercial and backyard poultry flocks, plus thousands more ...