"Superbugs" with hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae
A new bacterial threat, the carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP), is rapidly spreading in clinical environments in China, posing a significant public health challenge. This pathogen is simultaneously multidrug-resistant,.....»»
Tim Cook saw big money in App Store ads, shot down early resistance
Following the rollout of Apple's controversial expansion of ads, ex-Apple engineer Shac Ron has revealed that staffers pushed back on the original App Store ad program.The latest controversy over Apple's ads in the App Store stem from the company's n.....»»
Controlling the effect of drugs more precisely
Unwanted side effects in the body, drug resistance or environmentally harmful residues—drugs not only cure diseases or relieve pain, but can also have negative effects on people or the environment. This could be reduced by medical compounds that ar.....»»
The role of ethylene response factors in regulating fruit ripening and pathogen response
The changes that occur in fleshy fruits during ripening make them more sensitive than unripe fruit to infection by bacteria and fungi. The challenge for fruit production is to balance fruit ripening and pathogen resistance to maintain postharvest fru.....»»
Quaternary ammonium disinfectant exposure promotes bacterial antibiotic resistance in soils
As antibiotics are restricted or even banned in animal production, more disinfectants are used to maintain adequate sanitation to prevent bacterial diseases. The usage of disinfectant is more than that of antibiotics, especially during the flu pandem.....»»
Deadly piston pump: How a colonization factor is secreted by bacterial type 4 pili
Bacterial infectious diseases are still a huge contributor to global disease burden and with antibiotic resistance on the rise worldwide there is an urgent need for novel treatment strategies against bacteria. One of the most devastating bacterial in.....»»
Pockets of resistance found in survey of pathogen diversity
Unparalleled insights into the secret life of Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacterium responsible for hundreds of thousands of infant deaths each year, have been revealed by new research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Oxford, t.....»»
New broad-spectrum antibiotic comes from a pathogenic bacterium in potatoes
The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance has led researchers to search for new compounds everywhere. This week in mBio, a multinational team of researchers in Europe report the discovery of a new antifungal antibiotic named solanimycin. The com.....»»
Light-based therapy weakens antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Antibiotics are standard treatments for fighting dangerous bacterial infections. Yet the number of bacteria developing a resistance to antibiotics is increasing. Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of São Paulo are overcoming th.....»»
A big step toward treating tuberculosis without risking antibiotic resistance
Tuberculosis, an infectious disease that killed 1.5 million people in 2020, is most commonly treated with a cocktail of four drugs that must be taken for up to six months. This treatment plan, however, can have the unintended consequence of leading t.....»»
SanDisk PRO-G40 SSD supports Thunderbolt 3 & USB 3.2 Gen 2
Western Digital has unveiled the rugged SanDisk PRO-G40 solid-state hard drive that offers high speed, combined with water and dust resistance.SanDisk PRO-G40 SSDThe PRO-G40 features dual-mode compatibility with Thunderbolt 3 at 40Gbps and USB 3.2 Ge.....»»
New SanDisk PRO-G40 SSD supports Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2
Western Digital has unveiled the rugged SanDisk PRO-640 solid-state hard drive that offers high speed, combined with water and dust resistance.SanDisk PRO-640 SSDThe PRO-640 features dual-mode compatibility with Thunderbolt 3 at 40Gbps and USB 3.2 Ge.....»»
Biologists identify broad coral disease resistance traits
A new study in Science Advances led by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington provides a novel framework for identifying broad coral disease resistance traits and examines the fundamental processes behind species survival......»»
Single-cell tools give insight into active antibiotic resistome in soils
Soil antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is posing increasing health risks due to possible transmission to humans through direct contact and through the food chain. However, soil AMR studies have relied mostly on environmental DNA that could come from dea.....»»
Scientists use machine learning to help fight antibiotic resistance in farmed chickens
Scientists have used machine learning to find new ways to identify and pinpoint disease in poultry farms, which will help to reduce the need for antibiotic treatment, lowering the risk of antibiotic resistance transferring to human populations......»»
Social resistance of Bronze Age communities in response to emerging state societies in the Iberian Peninsula
A UAB study using a Big Data approach to analyze settlement dynamics reveals that communities of the central-eastern Iberian Peninsula existing 4,000 years ago deployed "escape economies," using enrockment and segmentation tactics to protect themselv.....»»
Viruses to Fight Superbugs? Scientists Are Working on It
Phages may help fight drug-resistant infections—but finding the right ones for each bacterium is no mean feat......»»
Researchers identify genes potentially responsible for sugarcane"s resistance to pests, cold and drought
A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil has identified orphan genes in wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum), a species with exceptional resistance to biotic stresses such as nematodes, fungi, bacteria and other pest.....»»
Modeling antimicrobial use and resistance in Canadian turkey flocks
Antimicrobial resistance in gut bacteria is constantly being detected on poultry farms and in poultry retail products worldwide, including in turkey flocks. Concerningly, surveillance information and studies on the associations between antimicrobial.....»»
Can wild potato relatives help tame zebra chip disease?
A new study led by Texas A&M AgriLife researchers has revealed some resistance to zebra chip disease among certain wild species of potato......»»
Novel technique helps discover whether bacteria that cause meningitis are resistant to antibiotics
A study published in the journal PLOS ONE could one day help health workers determine whether bacteria of the species Streptococcus pneumoniae, which cause meningitis—an inflammation of the membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord—are res.....»»