You’re working hard. Getting less sleep than you should. And the stress is piling up. Surprised you’re sick again? If you’re not careful it could be flu that strikes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the season is winding down, but the threat is not even close to being over yet...
In recent years, new strains of bacteria have emerged that resist even the most powerful antibiotics. Each year, these superbugs, including drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis and staphylococcus, infect more than 2 million people nationwide, and kill at least 23,000. Despite the urgent need for new treatments, scientists have discovered very few new classes of antibiotics in the past decade. MIT engineers have now turned a powerful new weapon on these superbugs. Using a gene-editing system that can disable any target gene, they have shown that they can selectively kill bacteria carrying harmful genes that confer antibiotic resistance or cause disease.
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Infographic page for TODAY newspaper about superbugs and his resistant to antibiotics.
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Dianthus 'Crimsonia'
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Dianthus can refer to several different plants, but often it's those spiky mounds of small colorful flowers. Click here to learn more.
Dianthus can refer to several different plants, but often it's those spiky mounds of small colorful flowers. Click here to learn more.
Overuse of antibiotics and morphing bacteria are creating an increasing number of drug-resistant germs and viruses. Are you at risk?
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