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Mutation found in drug-resistant fungus
April 4, 2019
A newly identified genetic mutation in a drug resistant fungus may help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.Researchers from the US and the UK found a novel form of resistance...
Silver lining kills superbugs
March 25, 2019
An silver coating has been found to reduce antimicrobial resistance aboard the International Space Station.AGXX, a silver and ruthenium based antimicrobial coating, was tested on contamination-prone surfaces on the ISS.After...
Synthetic biology takes on ancient evolutionary mysteries
November 16, 2018
Synthetic biologists in the US have engineered organisms similar to those thought to have lived billions of years ago allowing them to study ancient evolutionary mysteries.The team from Scripps Research...
AMR needs top policy priority
November 9, 2018
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, has called for Antimicrobial Resistance to be firmly established as a ‘top five policy priority’ for the Government.The Select Committee, chaired...
Gut microbiome plays role in evolution
October 22, 2018
By using a novel system of taxonomy a team has made a key advance toward understanding which of the trillions of gut microbes may play important roles in how humans...
Graphene spikes slice away infection
May 8, 2018
A tiny layer of graphene flakes could become a deadly weapon against bacteria according to scientists from Sweden. The team from Chalmers University of Technology has now shown that a...
Bacteria used to block dengue and Zika
February 15, 2018
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have found a bacterial strain which blocks dengue and Zika virus transmission from mosquitoes. The team show that a novel strain of the inherited bacteria...
Old dog, new tricks for TB antibiotic
January 17, 2018
Tuberculosis could be fought more effectively with future drugs – thanks to new research into an old antibiotic by University of Warwick and Francis Crick Institute.Professor David Roper at Warwick’s...
Antibiotic-resistant genes discovered
November 30, 2017
Researchers have discovered previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.
Altering gut bacteria to treat autism
July 6, 2017
After a review of more than 150 papers on autism and gut bacteria, scientists from the US and China have suggested that alteration of the gut microbiome may reduce symptoms...
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