POSTS TAGGED AS antibiotic resistance

Humanized COVID-19 Mouse

Mouse genome rewriting and tailoring of three important disease loci
“Here we [NYU Grossman School of Medicine] describe ‘mammalian switching antibiotic [MORE]

Red Blood Cells Engineered to Deliver Antibiotics

Smart red blood cells deliver antibiotics to kill specific bacteria
A few years ago scientists at McMasters University in Canada developed [MORE]

Same Day Diagnosis of Blood Infections

OneSeq Dx
“OneSeq Dx [in Boston] processes blood samples using ultra-high enrichment (at the level 109) to extract high yields of [MORE]

Electrochemical Diagnostic for Antibiotic Resistance

Electrochemical test measures antibiotic-resistant bacteria in patient samples
“Researchers at Washington State University have developed an electrochemical test that can rapidly [MORE]

Low Temperature Plasma Medicine

Atmospheric-pressure plasma jet against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Biomedical researchers at Pennsylvania State University report: “We investigated the efficacy of LTP [i.e. low [MORE]

Anti-Resistance Plasmid

Genetically engineered plasmid with-CRISPR-Cas9 removes-Antibiotic Resistance Gene
In a collaboration between plasmid engineers at the University of Colorado SOM and the [MORE]

Proof-of-Concept for Nanobot “Fantastic Voyage”

Nanorobots
In the 1966 film “Fantastic Voyage,” scientists inside a micro-submarine swam through the blood steam aiming to break up a [MORE]

A Skin Patch against Antibiotic Resistance

Large Scale Model of Antibiotic Microneedle Patch
Oral antibiotics are absorbed through the intestines, and because not all of the drug [MORE]

Antibiotics with Light Activated Nanoparticles

CU Boulder Researcher at Boulder at the BioFrontiers Institute
Drug resistance in several pathogenic species have raised alarms and stimulated a [MORE]

Combination Virus and Human Antibodies to Deal with Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

Lysibodies
Unlike a killer asteroid heading toward Earth, the toll of antibiotic resistant bacteria can be seen coming—or actually having come [MORE]

How a New Antibiotic Was Discovered

Teixobactin Structure
Antibiotic-resistance has been a persistent problem in clinical medicine since sulfonamide resistance was reported in 1939. Still, new soil [MORE]

3-D Printable Protein Cages for Bacterial Zoos

3-D Printed Cages
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have used 3-D printing to fabricate protein cages in [MORE]

Biosensor for Antibiotic Resistance

By combining a bacteriophage (i.e. a virus that infects bacteria) and specific antibodies, researchers at Auburn University have developed [MORE]

Antimicrobial Hydrogel

IBM Hydrogel Kills Microbes
Every surface in a hospital—from bed rails to food trays to door knobs, furniture, etc—are [MORE]