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Antibiotic resistance

Archaea
Science
Charles Darwin’s ‘tree of life’ gets a new look
A rapid diagnostic test for malaria.
Health
With quick and easy malaria tests, some unexpected drawbacks
chickens
Science
Journalist Maryn McKenna on the rise of ‘Big Chicken’ — and our current antibiotic crisis
Colonies of lab-grown E. coli bacteria similar to a strain carrying a gene that makes it resistant to all known antibiotics. Many bacterial pathogens are developing drug resistance due to the widespread misuse of antibiotics.
Health
Think antibiotic-resistant ‘super-bugs’ are only a distant threat? Think again.
Ground beef
Environment
A new report suggests not all ground beef is equally safe
Biofilm imaging
Science
Bacterial ‘Hunger Games’ could help in the fight against infectious diseases
Allen Leonard, research associate with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, uses a custom spray rig to apply herbicide to Roundup Ready alfalfa test plots.
Science
Weed-killing sprays may also be killing our ability to fight bacteria
A facsimile of a page from Bald's Leechbook
Medicine
A deadly modern disease may have an unexpected ancient cure
A McDonald's 10 piece chicken McNuggets.
Health
Is it a good thing that McDonald’s plans to limit its use of antibiotics in chicken?
A newly discovered soil bacterium, Eleftheria terrae, is able to make teixobactin, a new antibiotic that can kill a range of disease-causing bacteria.
Medicine
Scientists discover a potent new antibiotic
Chickens and other livestock grown without the use of antibiotics are a small but growing part of the U.S. market. Perdue is now the largest producer of antibiotic-free chicken in the country, and other big players in the food industry are following the l
Environment
Consumers are demanding antibiotic-free meat, and Big Food is starting to listen
Chickens and other livestock grown without the use of antibiotics are a small but growing part of the U.S. market. Perdue is now the largest producer of antibiotic-free chicken in the country, and other big players in the food industry are following the l
Environment
Consumers are demanding antibiotic-free meat, and Big Food is starting to listen
A female Celebes crested macaque takes a photo of herself using David Slater's camera during a photography trip in Indonesia in 2011. There is a legal dispute under way as to who owns the photograph.
Global Scan
Does the monkey who took her own picture have a copyright — or does the photographer who owns the camera?
MRSA bacteria
Science
Are antibiotics in livestock helping fuel ‘superbugs’? Scientists and courts fight it out
MRSA bacteria
Science
Are antibiotics in livestock helping fuel ‘superbugs’? Scientists and courts fight it out
Global Scan
An experiment in crowd-sourced news for China ‘disappears’ at the hands of government censors
Case of drug-resistant microbes are on the rise around the world, especially bacteria resistant to antibiotics. This map from the World Health Organization shows the proportion of cases of tuberculosis that are resistant to multiple drugs, based on the la
Environment
A World Health Organization report warns we’re moving toward a world where antibiotics don’t work
Health & Medicine
California takes a cue from Europe and considers tough rules to limit the spread of antibiotic-resistant bugs
Health & Medicine
Should we be worried about antibiotic resistance?
Environment
China’s big hog farms pose a big antibiotic resistance risk
Health & Medicine
Resturant chain Chipotle backs FDA guidelines on animal antibiotic use
Health & Medicine
Antibiotic use fuels drug resistant superbugs from India
Health & Medicine
FDA makes confusing, conflicting statements on antibiotic use in farm animals
Antibiotics, Livestock, and the Rise of Superbugs
Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance
Health Note/Antibiotic Resistance
Health Update
Animal Antibiotics
Health Update
Health Update
Environment
New superbug coming soon