Scientists from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, have identified a novel way to block the development of drug resistance in hospital superbugs.
They suggest that these potentially deadly bacteria are into casual sex, and tend to indulge in sex with any other bugs they bump into, thus passing on genes for antibiotic resistance, the scientists said.
Are the Himalayas Hiding an MRSA Eradication Anti-bacterial?
A natural oil from Himalayan oregano can help wipe out deadly hospital superbug MRSA, according to a new research.
A natural oil from Himalayan oregano can help wipe out deadly hospital superbug MRSA, according to a new research.
Researchers Erik Sontheimer and Luciano Marraffini claim to have found a 'molecular condom' that inhibits disease-causing bacteria from spreading genes that lead to antibiotic resistance.
They have identified a gene sequence, called CRISPR that protects bacteria against the transmission of harmful genes by attacking invading DNA.
MRSA Superbug in Hospitals can Be Avoided by a Single Antimicrobial
Disinfectant wipes that promise to eradicate MRSA from hospital wards have the potential to halt pathogens only if they are used for only one swipe, according to researchers at Cardiff University.
Disinfectant wipes that promise to eradicate MRSA from hospital wards have the potential to halt pathogens only if they are used for only one swipe, according to researchers at Cardiff University.
Sontheimer said that CRISPR interference works a little like RNA interference - a trick that complex eukaryotic cells use to block viruses and parasitic DNA stretches called transposons.
New Drug to Combat MRSA Developed With Maggots
British researchers have developed a new antibiotic using maggots which can be used to treat bugs including some strains of the drug-resistant bacteria MRSA, they announced Tuesday.
British researchers have developed a new antibiotic using maggots which can be used to treat bugs including some strains of the drug-resistant bacteria MRSA, they announced Tuesday.
The study appears in journal Science.
Scientists Identify Gut-boosting Molecule That can Battle Stubborn Bugs
Researchers in New York have found a gut-boosting molecule that can be mixed with antibiotics to fight off stubborn bugs.
Researchers in New York have found a gut-boosting molecule that can be mixed with antibiotics to fight off stubborn bugs.
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