Observations
Growth Factor: How Bacterial Infections Persist through Antibiotics [Video]
January 3rd, 2013 |
1
Some strains of nasty bacterial infections, such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), come loaded with resistance to antibiotics built right into their genes. But certain infections seem to acquire an ability to persist in the face of drugs that should knock them out—without developing the genetic hallmarks of antibiotic resistance. For decades, researchers have thought [...]
Keep reading »
See what we're tweeting about
