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Superbugs will struggle to evolve resistance to unusual new antibiotic

A much-needed new kind of antibiotic can kill bacteria such as MRSA and works in a way that makes it extremely difficult for resistance to evolve

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C. difficile spore in gold emerges from a bacterium in turquoise

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New antibiotic may clear Clostridium difficile and stop reinfection

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MRSA could be prevented with genetically engineered antibodies

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Curbing fatty acid production in bacteria lowers antibiotic resistance

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Curbing fatty acid production in bacteria lowers antibiotic resistance

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microscope images showing ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli (credit: University of Oxford)

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Become a citizen scientist in the fight against antibiotic resistance

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In severe cases, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria can cause pneumonia and serious blood infections

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Covid-19 pandemic tied to antibiotic resistance in pneumonia bacterium

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A recreation of a Neanderthal man

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Antibiotics encoded in Neanderthal DNA could help us fight infections

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bandaged wound on a foot

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Antimicrobial drug derived from tree sap could treat chronic wounds

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illustration of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be killed by pom-pom molecules

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An ant applying medical treatment to another ant with an injured leg

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Ants treat infected wounds of nestmates with medicine from their back

Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) in sub-Saharan Africa apply an antimicrobial substance to nestmates whose limbs are lost while raiding termite nests

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Genetic test for mutation that leads to antibiotic-induced deafness

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RSV vaccine in pregnancy lowers antibiotic use in babies

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Recurring UTIs may be prevented with an antiseptic drug

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Antibiotic-resistant superbug has a protein coat like chain mail

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