A research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed the world's most productive chemical synthesis, which could yield antibiotic anthracimycin and anthracimycin B that is 63 times ...
Biochemistry
Mar 8, 2023
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As antibacterial resistance continues to render obsolete the use of some antibiotics, some have turned to bacteria-killing viruses to treat acute infections as well as some chronic illnesses.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 6, 2023
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Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically, it's possible.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 1, 2023
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To feed the world's growing population, farmers need to grow a lot of crops. Crops need water to grow and thrive, and the water used to irrigate crops makes up an estimated 70% of global freshwater use. But many areas across ...
Biotechnology
Feb 20, 2023
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In a study published in Frontiers in Microbiology, a cooperative research group from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Jilin University proposed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2023
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Bacteria can pass genetic information among themselves to gain an advantage over competitors in their environment.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 14, 2023
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The spread of antibiotic resistance, whereby infectious bacteria are able to defeat the drugs intended to kill them, may not be primarily driven by antibiotic consumption, according to a study published today in eLife.
Ecology
Feb 14, 2023
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Antimicrobial resistance represents one of the top 10 global public health threats according to the World Health Organization, and scientists have been scrambling to find new tools to cure the most deadly drug-resistant infections.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 13, 2023
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a looming threat to global health. Bacteria that develop genetic resistance to antibiotics cause millions of human deaths annually. Yet genetic resistance is only one of the many ways bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 8, 2023
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In a new study, scientists with the University of Florida have found that a combination of silver nanoparticles and antibiotics is effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 31, 2023
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