Genomic sequencing reveals previously unknown genes that make microbes resistant to drugs and hard to kill
But over time, the microbes responsible for these infections have evolved to evade the very drugs designed to eliminate them.
News-Medical.Net1d
How bacteria develop antibiotic resistance and what science is doing about it
When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...
EurekAlert!2d
Triplex real-time quantitative fluorescence PCR method for detecting drug resistance genes
A Chinese research team has successfully developed a triplex real-time quantitative fluorescence PCR method capable of ...
Antimicrobial resistance crisis a major threat to human health
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains threatens to set back the world a hundred years to the age when even a minor ...
Millions of Brits could be ‘cancer resistant’ and discovery could help find a cure
MILLIONS of people may be “cancer-resistant”, according to experts. Scientists are being offered up to £20million to work out ...
Houston Chronicle9d
Genomic sequencing reveals previously unknown genes that make microbes resistant to drugs and hard to kill
My colleagues and I identified a resistance gene previously undetected in the U.S. using genetic and computational methods that can help improve how scientists detect and track antimicrobial ...