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Ancient ice and modern pollution combine to spread antibiotic resistance as glaciers melt

Glaciers harbor both ancient and human-derived antibiotic resistance genes, preserved in ice and increasingly mobilized by ...

Four advances reshaping the fight against antibiotic resistance

As antibiotic resistance continues to spread, researchers are exploring new approaches to stay ahead of the problem.
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Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...

The new deadly superbug that has emerged in South Asia and doesn't respond to last resort treatments

The discovery, reported by The Telegraph, found a gene, known as blaNDM-5, in 32 samples collected from hospitals across ...