An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant. The new ...

Acquired resistance genes may allow bacteria to degrade or chemically modify antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. They ...

Mandimycin, which targets a different essential fungi cell resource than other antifungal drugs, should harm other cell types as collateral — but doesn’t.

The effect of saccharin on the microbiome has received much attention, but its impact on pathogenic bacterial species is less ...

When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Secondary school students Misha Hegde and Mia Maurer are investigating whether special viruses, called bacteriophages, can be ...

Now, a team led by researchers at McMaster University in Ontario believe they’ve found a molecule that could lead to a whole ...

In seeking new antibiotic sources, researchers have turned to an unlikely source: a whiffy frog known as Odorrana andersonii.

A natural antibacterial molecule shows clinical promise. Its unusual binding site is on an excellent target: ...

Penn Engineers have derived potent new antibiotics from a frog's secretions. The new molecules demonstrated capabilities on ...

To be awarded an official English Heritage plaque, the proposed recipient (nominated by members of the public) must have died ...

In this context, the use of new antibiotic agents (i.e., linezolid, daptomycin and tigecycline) and the optimization of the pharmacodynamic targets of classic antibiotics (i.e., carbapenems ...