Small animals acquire genes from bacteria that can produce antibiotics
Researchers in the UK have discovered that tiny freshwater animals called bdelloid rotifers use stolen bacterial genes to produce antibiotics for self-defence.
Using AI, MIT researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates
From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10/01/24 Using a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning, MIT researchers have discovered a class of compounds that can kill a drug-resistant bacterium that causes more than 10,000 deaths in the United States every year. In a study appearing today in Nature, the researchers showed that these compounds […]
Brazilians create sensor to monitor levels of widely used antibiotic in water and food
From Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 25/12/23 Researchers at the Center for Development of Functional Materials (CDMF) describe in the Journal of Molecular Liquids the development of a sensor that detects metronidazole in organisms and the environment. Metronidazole is an antibiotic used in human and veterinary medicine. Accumulation of this […]