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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 ...
SciELO

Synergistic Effect of Incorporation of BG 45S5 and Silver Nanoparticles on β-TCP Scaffolds: Structural Characterization and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity and ...

Bacterial infections after implant surgical procedures are a complication observed in many surgeries to treat bone injuries or diseases. Bacteria can attach to the surface of the implant producing ...
Frontiers

Rapid extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-confirmation by using a machine learning model directly on routine automated susceptibility testing results

Objectives: Phenotypical Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)-production is commonly determined using the combination disk diffusion test or gradient test. This requires overnight incubation, ...
C&EN

Computational and Experimental Study of Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Antimicrobial Agents against Neisseria gonorrhoeae

The emergence of drug-resistant superbugs poses a critical global health threat, necessitating innovative treatment strategies. Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) causes a sexually transmitted disease called ...
AOL

ChatGPT is confident and Gemini avoids conflict. Here's what a workplace personality test reveals about leading AI models.

The DISC model is a workplace personality test that categorizes behavior into four areas. One provider of DISC tested the most popular chatbots, including ChatGPT and Gemini. The chatbots seem to have ...
eLife

SATAY-based chemogenomic screening uncovers antifungal resistance mechanisms and key determinants of ATI-2307 and chitosan sensitivity

This important manuscript proposes a new strategy for the identification of new mechanisms of drug resistance based on SAturated Transposon Analysis in Yeast (SATAY), a powerful transposon sequencing ...