Bacteria shredding tech to fight drug-resistant superbugs
Researchers have used liquid metals to develop new bacteria-destroying technology that could be the answer to the deadly problem of antibiotic resistance.
Researchers have used liquid metals to develop new bacteria-destroying technology that could be the answer to the deadly problem of antibiotic resistance.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 13, 2020
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No longer will producers who need injectable antibiotics for their cattle be able to grab them at their local feed store or order them online.
Veterinary medicine
Nov 12, 2019
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A study from McMaster University has unearthed new details about the evolutionary history of both antibiotic production and resistance and dates their co-emergence as far back as 350 to 500 million years.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2019
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Antibiotic resistance is here to stay, but that doesn't mean we can't do anything to stop it.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 5, 2019
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Current efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance are "not nearly radical enough", a leading scientist says.
Cell & Microbiology
May 15, 2019
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Applying the economics of climate change to antimicrobial resistance could help to avert the 10 million deaths that are predicted to occur by 2050 if urgent action isn't taken, research involving University of Exeter finds.
Economics & Business
Apr 5, 2019
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An international study compares the number of antibiotic resistance genes found in the water treatment plants of Finland, Norway, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus. The results show that the number of antibiotic ...
Environment
Mar 27, 2019
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Antibiotics won the battle against resistant bacteria, but they may not win the war.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 6, 2019
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Bacteria in the guts of honeybees are highly resistant to the antibiotic tetracycline, probably as a result of decades of preventive antibiotic use in domesticated hives. Researchers from Yale University identified eight ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2012
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Researchers from the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine, concerned about the use of antibiotics in animal production, have found that antimicrobial growth promoters administered to swine can alter the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 4, 2012
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