🚨 #Merck has discontinued a combination antibiotic used in hospitals to target life-threatening #superbugs that were resistant to other medications.

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"resistance is not contained within individual #bodies. It moves thru wider systems.. #Superbugs emerge in densely packed farms outside India’s #megacities & in shrimp ponds supplying supermarkets in the US.": buff.ly/6GzlsPr

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#contamination #pollution #drugs #india #PublicHealth

Life just got more difficult for those fighting antibiotic-resistant #superbugs - a Top 10 global public health issue. Researchers at @mcgill.ca @healthsciences.mcgill.ca have discovered enzymes that use a never-before-seen mechanism to confer resistance. https://bit.ly/48ZVXhv

#StanDOM's Ami Bhatt & her team are decoding how hospital #superbugs evolve in real time, using "jumping genes" to survive. This #WomenInMedicineMonth, we're celebrating the women driving discoveries like hers. Read more: https://stanford.io/4d5QO8Q

Merck discontinues a crucial antibiotic despite concerns over superbug resistance.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #biotech #antibiotic #antimicrobial #Merck #superbugs

Tiny Titans, your Trojan Horse, Microsin J25, a lasso peptide, bacteriocin is betrayed by Sylvie Rebuffat. #Microcins #phage #bacteria #Bacteriocins #Microbiology#Peptide #Antibiotic #AMR #Superbugs #Therapeutics #Infection #Diseases #health #Enterobacteria #Probiotics #Science youtu.be/rCovNno7MzM

Pesquisadores da Universidade de Oregon recriaram peptídeos antimicrobianos de 160 milhões de anos, que se mostraram mais eficazes contra superbugs do que os atuais, podendo revolucionar o tratamento de infecções resist…

#pesquisa #saude #superbugs #antibioticos #biotecnologia

🦠🔬 The #chicken farms that become ‘pathogen sponges’ for #superbugs ...

#Microbiology #InfectiousDisease #Biotechnology #BiomedicalResearch #LifeSciences #Microsky via @financialtimes.com

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