There’s a New Pill to Treat UTIs
On March 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new antibiotic to treat UTIs in 30 years. The ...
FDA approves first new antibiotic for UTIs in nearly 30 years
The drug Blujepa, from drugmaker GSK, provides a new treatment option as bacteria increasingly become resistant to the ...
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Scientists Just Engineered Bacteria That Make Biodegradable Plastic
The plastics produced by the modified Escherichia coli(E. coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides (PEAs). Unlike the ...
Engineered E. coli could be used to produce biodegradable plastics
E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...
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Twelve E. coli cases under investigation in Latvia
Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) ...
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Strong, flexible ‘nylon’ made by engineered bacteria for the first time
Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time.
Can GSK's Blujepa provide relief from UTIs amid rising bacterial resistance and declining treatment efficacy?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has early this week approved GSK's new antibiotic, Blujepa (gepotidacin), for the ...
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Microplastics Could Be Making Bacteria Resistant to Antibiotics
Researchers at Boston University have found that microplastics (MPs) provide an ideal platform for bacteria to form ...
Popular grocery items urgently recalled
Popular grocery items have been recalled from stores in two states over contamination concerns, with consumers urged not to ...