Antibiotic Residues Are Turning Coastal Filters Into Greenhouse Gas Vents
In the sediments where rivers meet the sea, microbes have spent millennia perfecting a chemical…
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New antibiotic could stave off drug-resistant gonorrhoea
Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteriaJ Marshall/Tribaleye Images / Alamy Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise worldwide, but…
Nearly Forgotten ‘Phage Therapy’ Fights Antibiotic Resistance
Imagine that the next time you catch a stomach bug and antibiotics fail to work,…
Penicillin Musical Plays at U.N. Meeting on Antibiotic Resistance
In May cell biologist and physician Robert Farese received an unusual e-mail. “Have you ever…
Antibiotic resistance forecast to kill 39 million people by 2050
Some microbes have a growing resistance to our antibioticsiStockphoto The number of global deaths directly…
Engineered bacteria destroy antibiotic resistance DNA in wastewater
Shewanella oneidensis bacteria could remove antibiotic resistance genes from wastewaterElla Maru Studio/Science Photo Library Bacteria…
Urban Birds Are Harboring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Urban…
Membrane-destroying drug works against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Some bacteria are resistant to antibioticsKateryna Kon/Shutterstock A drug that destroys the outer membrane of…
‘Morning After’ Antibiotic Could Reduce STIs
A commonly used antibiotic could become a standard way to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs)…
Wearable sensor to monitor ‘last line of defense’ antibiotic
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, bacteria have evolved numerous ways to evade or…