In the ever-escalating evolutionary battle with drug-resistant bacteria, humans may soon have a leg up thanks to adaptive, light-activated nanotherapy developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2016
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For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway. They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2024
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A group of Chinese and Australian scientists, including CSIRO, have developed a handheld, battery-powered plasma-producing device that can rid skin of bacteria in an instant. The handheld plasma flashlight could be used in ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 26, 2012
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Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new antibiotic that could treat infections caused by some of the nastiest superbugs humanity is facing in the antibiotic resistance crisis.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2019
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The products of wastewater treatment have been found to contain trace amounts of antibiotic resistant DNA. These products are often reintroduced to the environment and water supply, potentially resulting in the spread of ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2019
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become a rapidly growing threat to public health. Each year, they account for more than 2.8 million infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Without ...
Biochemistry
Dec 22, 2023
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Migration between different communities of bacteria is the key to the type of gene transfer that can lead to the spread of traits such as antibiotic resistance, according to researchers at Oxford University.
Evolution
Nov 23, 2015
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Over the course of 40 years, biologist Sharon Long has become an expert in symbiotic bacteria that help alfalfa grow. She has published over 150 papers on this one topic but when she realized her lab's decades of highly focused ...
Ecology
Aug 19, 2019
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Health experts have warned for years that the overuse of antibiotics is creating "superbugs" able to resist drugs treating infection.
Evolution
Jul 30, 2015
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A study published today in Cell Reports reveals how populations of a bacterium called Pseudomonas respond to being treated with Colistin, a "last resort" antibiotic for patients who have developed multi-drug resistant infections.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 7, 2022
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