Turning the phage on infectious diseases
Not all viruses infect humans and cause pandemics. In fact, some viruses can help us out—by infecting bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 17, 2020
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Genes culled from desert soils suggest potential medical resource
Despite their ecologic similarity, soils from three geographically distinct areas of the American southwest harbor vastly different collections of small, biosynthetic genes, a finding that suggests the existence of a far ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 21, 2012
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Review of plants' role in antibacterial activity clears new paths for drug discovery
Scientists have compiled the first comprehensive review of plant natural products that play a role in antibacterial activity, to serve as a guide in the search for new drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
Biochemistry
Nov 11, 2020
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Cytoskeleton acts as cells' bouncer for bacteria
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a.) are resistant to most antibiotics and cause life-threatening infections of wounds or the lungs. The P.a. bacteria species has an entire arsenal of strategies for evading the immune system and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 20, 2022
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Understanding how bacteria have developed a new defense mechanism against phage infection
As antibiotic resistance challenges scientists to find new ways to treat bacterial infections, researchers at Michigan State University have discovered a new way for bacteria to defend themselves against viral infection, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 27, 2022
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Antibiotic discovery in the abyss
Combining the innovations of synthetic biology with robotic environmental sampling, a team of University of Bristol researchers are travelling to some of the most 'extreme' environments on Earth, including Atlantic depths ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2017
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Harnessing power of immune system may lessen reliance on antibiotics for infections like TB
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the body's process of removing old and damaged cell parts is also an essential part of tackling infections that take hold within our cells, like TB.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2023
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Study shows antibiotic resistance genes persist in E. coli through 'genetic capitalism'
We have known for some time that over-use of antibiotics is causing a frightening increase in antibiotic resistance in bacteria, through the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance genes. What may be behind this is not just ...
Evolution
Jun 29, 2020
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Antibiotic alternative scores well in second round of swine trials
Travelling can be stressful experience—whether it be to a vacation spot or business destination. The stress of travel also extends to piglets, such as when they're weaned from their mothers and transported to nursery barns.
Veterinary medicine
May 29, 2019
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Hidden genes may be tapped for new antibiotics
Silents are potentially golden in the search for antibiotics to slow the ongoing crisis of resistance in the treatment of disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 11, 2022
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