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tag immunology evolution antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic Resistance Can Boost Bacterial Fitness
Anna Azvolinsky | Jul 22, 2015 | 3 min read
In some pathogenic bacteria, certain antibiotic resistance–associated mutations may also confer an unexpected growth advantage.
Targeting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria with CRISPR and Phages
Anna Azvolinsky | May 18, 2015 | 3 min read
Researchers develop a CRISPR-based, two-phage system that sensitizes resistant bacteria to antibiotics and selectively kills any remaining drug-resistant bugs. 
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Opinion: We Need More than New Antibiotics to Fight Resistance
Neil S. Greenspan and Arturo Casadevall | Nov 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Metabolic disrupters, phages, and other approaches are going to be needed to treat the broadest possible range of patients infected by bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple drugs.
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How Bacterial Communities Divvy up Duties
Holly Barker, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 10+ min read
Biofilms are home to millions of microbes, but disrupting their interactions could produce more effective antibiotics.
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Phage Display: Finding the One in a Million
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 10+ min read
A combinatorial approach enabled high-throughput screening of protein libraries for desired target binding.
Bird Flu Vax Spurs Virus Evolution
Edyta Zielinska | Oct 21, 2011 | 3 min read
Inadequate poultry immunization programs may cause higher mutations rates in the bird flu virus, rendering the vaccine ineffective and increasing the threat of cross-species transmission.
Virus Versus Bacteria
Edyta Zielinska | Apr 17, 2013 | 1 min read
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
Inflammation Drives Gut Bacteria Evolution
Ruth Williams | Mar 16, 2017 | 3 min read
Viruses within Salmonella rapidly spread genes throughout the bacterial population during a gut infection, scientists show.
Week in Review: July 20–24
Tracy Vence | Jul 24, 2015 | 2 min read
NK cell diversity and HIV infection risk; antibiotic resistance and bacterial virulence; more-stable DNA origami; Alzheimer’s research updates
How Cancers Evolve Drug Resistance
Anna Azvolinsky | Apr 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
Researchers unravel the sophisticated ways cancers evade treatments, including immunotherapies, designed to destroy them.

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