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Bacteria Resistant
Bacteria Resistant: is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe. The term antibiotic resistance is a subset of AMR, as it applies only to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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JUL 21, 2020Immunology
More than half of all women will suffer from a urinary tract infection, or UTI, during their lifetimes. Women are consid ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria escape from the gastrointestinal tract, they can cause serious health problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Immunology
Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but devastatingly debilitating neurologic disease in children caused by a resp ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 27, 2020Microbiology
We have to share the world with microbes; they can grow almost anywhere, from hydrothermal vents deep in the sea, to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers say that a type of virus known to infect bacteria could be used to treat and prevent COVID-19 bacterial infe ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Drug-resistant bacteria pose a serious threat to public health, and scientists have been searching for new antibiotics t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2020Microbiology
Good dental hygiene benefits more than just the teeth and gums; researchers have found that poor oral health can contrib ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2020Microbiology
The World Health Organization has estimated that parasitic infections cause over 48 million cases of illness and 59,000 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Princeton University have identified a compound capable of killing both Gram-positive and Gram-negative ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 04, 2020Microbiology
Sepsis and bacterial meningitis are life-threatening diseases caused by meningococci bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Ultraviolet (UV) (10-400 nm) light is everywhere. It constitutes 10 percent of the total electromagnetic radiation in th ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 24, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria can form tough communities called biofilms, which are difficult to remove and can resist the effects of antimic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Fecal transplants work by transporting fecal matter from healthy donors to those who are less healthy. Now, a study has ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 11, 2020Microbiology
We share the world with vast numbers of microbes, many of which are able to move around freely in the environment. Most, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotics are critical drugs that have saved millions of lives, but bacteria can also gain resistance to them, renderi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sepsis occurs when the body’s response to an infection injures i ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 09, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Advanced Materials Interfaces is now more relevant than ever. The researchers ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The gene enables bacteria to resist the effects of an aminoglycoside antibiotic called plazomycin.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
Here’s a compelling reason to start composting: your municipal solid waste is producing airborne antibiotic-resist ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 21, 2020
Immunology
More than half of all women will suffer from a urinary tract infection, or UTI, during their lifetimes. Women are consid
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria escape from the gastrointestinal tract, they can cause serious health problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Immunology
Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare but devastatingly debilitating neurologic disease in children caused by a resp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 27, 2020
Microbiology
We have to share the world with microbes; they can grow almost anywhere, from hydrothermal vents deep in the sea, to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers say that a type of virus known to infect bacteria could be used to treat and prevent COVID-19 bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Drug-resistant bacteria pose a serious threat to public health, and scientists have been searching for new antibiotics t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2020
Microbiology
Good dental hygiene benefits more than just the teeth and gums; researchers have found that poor oral health can contrib
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2020
Microbiology
The World Health Organization has estimated that parasitic infections cause over 48 million cases of illness and 59,000
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Princeton University have identified a compound capable of killing both Gram-positive and Gram-negative
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 04, 2020
Microbiology
Sepsis and bacterial meningitis are life-threatening diseases caused by meningococci bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Ultraviolet (UV) (10-400 nm) light is everywhere. It constitutes 10 percent of the total electromagnetic radiation in th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 24, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria can form tough communities called biofilms, which are difficult to remove and can resist the effects of antimic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Fecal transplants work by transporting fecal matter from healthy donors to those who are less healthy. Now, a study has
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 11, 2020
Microbiology
We share the world with vast numbers of microbes, many of which are able to move around freely in the environment. Most,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotics are critical drugs that have saved millions of lives, but bacteria can also gain resistance to them, renderi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sepsis occurs when the body’s response to an infection injures i
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 09, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Advanced Materials Interfaces is now more relevant than ever. The researchers
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The gene enables bacteria to resist the effects of an aminoglycoside antibiotic called plazomycin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Here’s a compelling reason to start composting: your municipal solid waste is producing airborne antibiotic-resist
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan