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Phage viruses, used to treat antibiotic resistance, gain an advantage by blocking the reproductive capacity of competitors

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An illustration of the intron endonuclease cutting the DNA of a competing virus and disrupting its reproduction. Credit: Pogliano Labs, UC San Diego Strange bits of DNA hidden in the genomes of all living things have historically been ignored because they seemed to play no role in the fight for survival, researchers thought. These bits … Read more

A new weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance: temperature

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This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! Colonies of the bacterium E. coli growing on an agar plate with ciprofloxacin: these resistant colonies come from mutants. On the left the resistant mutants from a population grown at 37 °C (normal body temperature), on the right the resistant mutants from … Read more