Endolysins – A Solution to Antibiotic Resistance?
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium that you may have encountered if you’ve ever had a wound infection. In the majority of instances, the infection…
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Botox Breakthrough – New Discovery Could Save Lives
Professor Frederic Meunier and Dr. Merja Joensuu, affiliated with the Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland, have unveiled the precise molecular process through…
The Silent Whisper of Death: 4,000-Year-Old Plague DNA Found in Britain
In a significant discovery, researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, the Levens Local History Group, and the Wells…
AI Battles Superbugs: Helps Find New Antibiotic Drug To Combat Drug-Resistant Infections
The machine-learning algorithm identified a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings. Using an artificial intelligence algorithm, researchers at…
Harnessing Gene Editing in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
University of Exeter researchers have used the CRISPR-Cas gene editing system to create a plasmid that targets antibiotic resistance genes, effectively preventing and reversing resistance….
The Perfect “Pathogen” Storm – Deadly Bacteria Is Adapting to Plastic
Genomics study in the Caribbean and Sargasso Seas signifies the first assembly of vibrio bacteria sourced from plastic waste. Recent research has unveiled how the…
Desulfovibrio Bacteria: Researchers Discover a Potential Cause of Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have demonstrated that certain strains of Desulfovibrio bacteria are the likely cause of Parkinson’s disease in most cases. The…
Molecular “Superpower” of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Revealed in New Research
A species of ordinary gut bacteria that we all carry flourishes when the intestinal flora is knocked out by a course of antibiotics. Since the…
Marine Bacteria Turn Up the Heat on Asbestos Detoxification
Researchers have found that certain extremophilic bacteria can reduce asbestos toxicity by removing iron, silicon, and magnesium from asbestos minerals. Further analysis is required to…
CDC Warning: The Eye Drop Danger Lurking in Your Medicine Cabinet
The CDC warned against using EzriCare eye drops after they were linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections, vision loss, and death. Researchers have now detailed a…
Wastewater: A Hidden Hotspot for Antibiotic Resistance
According to a recent study from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, the potency of antibiotic resistance evolution in wastewater has been greatly underestimated. The…
Answers to Long-Standing Mystery: How Dormant Bacteria Come Back to Life
Research provides answers to the long-standing mystery of bacterial spores, illuminating new paths for disease prevention. Inert, sleeping bacteria — or spores — can survive…
“Hangry” Bacteria – New Research Sheds Light on Unusual Behavior
According to the research findings of Dr. Adam Rosenthal, cells that are genetically identical within a bacterial community exhibit distinct functions. This means that certain…
Stone Age Molecules Resurrected From Ancient Dental Plaque
In a breakthrough study, scientists reconstructed ancient bacterial genomes from human and Neanderthal dental plaque, discovering previously unknown metabolites called paleofurans, offering valuable insights into…
“Cytokine Storm” Debunked: Machine Learning Exposes the True Killer of COVID-19 Patients
Machine learning finds no evidence of cytokine storm in critically ill patients with COVID-19. No evidence of cytokine storm in critically ill patients with COVID-19…
Microbes Meet Machine Learning: A pHenomenal Discovery
A machine learning approach can predict bacteria’s pH preferences from their genomes. This breakthrough could enhance ecological restoration, agriculture, and the development of probiotics, as…
“Simpler and Much Cheaper” – A New Way To Test Antibiotic Resistance
A new method for quick antibiotic susceptibility testing using optical microscopy has been created by scientists from EPFL and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The approach, called…
The Great Chocolate Crisis: How Swift Action Halted a Salmonella Epidemic
Avoiding a global chocolate disaster – how tracing and recalls avoided a worldwide Salmonella outbreak. Largest ever recall of chocolate products in global history, just…