Antimicrobial resistance to common bacteria is rising worldwide, eroding the effectiveness of last-line antibiotics against ...

Antibiotics have saved countless lives and are a crucial tool in modern medicine. But we're losing ground in our battle against bacteria. In the middle of the last century, scientists discovered whole ...

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)—segments of DNA that help bacteria survive the effects of antibiotics—can be present in ...

Gram-negative bacteria such as E. coli are the most virulent class of drug-resistant bacteria. This week, the UN General Assembly will convene a meeting with world leaders to discuss the looming ...

A newly discovered mechanism renders antibiotic-resistant bacteria vulnerable by disabling both their individual resistance ...