There’s a New Pill to Treat UTIs
On March 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new antibiotic to treat UTIs in 30 years. The ...
Engineered E. coli could be used to produce biodegradable plastics
E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...
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Scientists Just Engineered Bacteria That Make Biodegradable Plastic
The plastics produced by the modified Escherichia coli(E. coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides (PEAs). Unlike the ...
FDA approves first new antibiotic for UTIs in nearly 30 years
The drug Blujepa, from drugmaker GSK, provides a new treatment option as bacteria increasingly become resistant to the ...
Scientists discover new antibiotic to tackle most resistant bacteria: “There are incredibly interesting things hidden in plain sight”
Researchers found examples of a previously unknown antibiotic molecule in soil samples collected from a colleague's garden.