Bacteria store memories and pass them on for generations
From University of Texas at Austin 24/11/23 Scientists have discovered that bacteria can create something like memories about when to form strategies that can cause dangerous infections in people, such as resistance to antibiotics and bacterial swarms when millions of bacteria come together on a single surface. The discovery — which has potential applications for […]
Artificial bladders shine light on bugs that cause urinary tract infections
From University College London 18/11/23 The research, published today in Science Advances, is the first to use a sophisticated human tissue model to explore the interaction between host and pathogen for six common species that cause urinary tract infections. The findings suggest that the ‘one size fits all’ approach to diagnosis and treatment currently used […]