As I explained earlier this year, antibiotic resistance is a natural process. Bacteria, like all living things, are just trying to survive, so they develop ways to avoid being killed by antibiotics.

A new study published in the American Society for Microbiology journal Microbiology Spectrum demonstrates that a novel semi-synthetic compound can be derived from natural compounds to produce potent ...

Researchers say the potency, specificity, and cytotoxicity of the compound suggest a unique mode of action that is distinct ...

A new study published in the American Society for Microbiology journal Microbiology Spectrum demonstrates that a novel ...

A novel semi-synthetic molecule that produces significant activity against strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, including ...

In drug discovery, a valuable place to start looking for new antibiotics is within the world of natural compounds produced by organisms ... Sanguinarine has been used in traditional and alternative ...

That's because antibiotic resistance arises from a natural evolutionary process — one in which ... of the antibiotics we already have as long as possible as new, alternative solutions are devised in ...

Pathogenic viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrive on plastic. The biohazard risks of this ‘plastisphere’ shouldn’t ...

In this regard, a glimpse into natural reservoirs of potential antibiotic ... bacterial pathogens and the pipeline has few candidates. An alternative to the introduction of new antibiotics is to ...

The destruction of a key manufacturing plant in North Carolina that produces 60% of intravenous fluids in the U.S. is the ...