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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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APR 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2018Videos
A recent study by scientists at Columbia University found that mice in New York City are carrying drug-resistant microbe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have found a mechanism used by microbes to get around the damage inflicted by penicillin.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2018Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tract are intimately connected to our health, and the drugs we take impac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2018Videos
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are turning to supercomputers to help with a serious threat - the rise of a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2018Microbiology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, can kill specific kinds of bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2018Immunology
A new, non-antibiotic approach to targeting bacterial infections like Staphylococcus aureus - which are notoriously diff ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 27, 2018Microbiology
Scientists at the UCSD were surprised to see what happened when a so-called predatory bacterium was grown next to some p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2018Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have made a surprising finding about how two molecules can impact a bacterium.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the search for new antibiotics. Now a peptide that can destroy biofilms has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Research shows how a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics could potentially gain the ability to produce a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2018Immunology
Scientists are looking for a new and improved vaccine to prevent tuberculosis (TB). Fortunately, a new approach might en ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Humans may be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reveals that the chronic infections that impact CF patients may be vulnerable to some classes of antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2018Microbiology
A seemingly harmless food additive appears to be the reason behind increasingly frequent and severe outbreaks of Clostri ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria aren't capable of conscious thought, but scientists have developed a technique that imprints a kind of memory i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2017Technology
Rao's Tethys device is named after the Greek Titan Goddess of Fresh Water.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists anticipate that at the current rate of antibiotic prescriptions, bacteria will evolve to the point of making ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2017Microbiology
One way that bacterial infections get around antibiotics is by using sleeper cells; these special cells lie dormant, sur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Videos
Antibiotic resistance is a problem that could affect the health of thousands. From overuse of antibiotic drugs, some bac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Clostridium difficile infections are very serious. One effective, but strange treatment for the illness has been confirm ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2018
Videos
A recent study by scientists at Columbia University found that mice in New York City are carrying drug-resistant microbe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have found a mechanism used by microbes to get around the damage inflicted by penicillin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2018
Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tract are intimately connected to our health, and the drugs we take impac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2018
Videos
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are turning to supercomputers to help with a serious threat - the rise of a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2018
Microbiology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, can kill specific kinds of bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2018
Immunology
A new, non-antibiotic approach to targeting bacterial infections like Staphylococcus aureus - which are notoriously diff
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 27, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists at the UCSD were surprised to see what happened when a so-called predatory bacterium was grown next to some p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2018
Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have made a surprising finding about how two molecules can impact a bacterium.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the search for new antibiotics. Now a peptide that can destroy biofilms has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Research shows how a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics could potentially gain the ability to produce a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2018
Immunology
Scientists are looking for a new and improved vaccine to prevent tuberculosis (TB). Fortunately, a new approach might en
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Humans may be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reveals that the chronic infections that impact CF patients may be vulnerable to some classes of antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2018
Microbiology
A seemingly harmless food additive appears to be the reason behind increasingly frequent and severe outbreaks of Clostri
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria aren't capable of conscious thought, but scientists have developed a technique that imprints a kind of memory i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2017
Technology
Rao's Tethys device is named after the Greek Titan Goddess of Fresh Water.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists anticipate that at the current rate of antibiotic prescriptions, bacteria will evolve to the point of making
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2017
Microbiology
One way that bacterial infections get around antibiotics is by using sleeper cells; these special cells lie dormant, sur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Videos
Antibiotic resistance is a problem that could affect the health of thousands. From overuse of antibiotic drugs, some bac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clostridium difficile infections are very serious. One effective, but strange treatment for the illness has been confirm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch