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The next lifesaving antibiotic might be a virus on your toothbrush

There is a bevy of biodiversity lurking in your home right now. Shower heads and toothbrushes are brimming with a…

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Antibiotic resistance forecast to kill 39 million people by 2050

Some microbes have a growing resistance to our antibiotics iStockphoto The number of global deaths directly attributable to antibiotic-resistant bacterial…

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USDA tightens guidance for use of ‘antibiotic free’ and other meat labels

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:…

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50 years ago, antibiotic resistant bacteria became a problem outside hospitals

Rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria — Science News, August 24, 1974 Antibiotics have saved millions of people from life-threatening bacterial infections.…

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Engineered bacteria destroy antibiotic resistance DNA in wastewater

Shewanella oneidensis bacteria could remove antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater Ella Maru Studio/Science Photo Library Bacteria engineered to destroy DNA…

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Expanding antibiotic treatment in sub-Saharan Africa could save kids’ lives

In some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 10 percent of children die before they turn 5 years old (SN: 8/3/22);…

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Scientists discover superbug’s rapid path to antibiotic resistance

Scientists have discovered how the hospital superbug C.diff rapidly evolves resistance to the frontline drug used for treatment in the…

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Degradation of cell wall key in the spread of antibiotic resistance

A study at UmeÃ¥ University, Sweden, provides new clues in the understanding of how antibiotic resistance spreads. The study shows…

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Why antibiotic resistance could make the last pandemic look minor

Shutterstock/Kateryna Kon When Jeanne Marrazzo was announced as director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)…

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A new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance: Temperature

Scientists from the University of Groningen (the Netherlands), together with colleagues from the University of Montpellier (France) and the University…

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