Mining human proteins for hidden antibiotics
Advances in computation and artificial intelligence help scientists identify novel antibiotics encoded within human proteins and create new ones.
drug resistance
Drug-resistant gonorrhea is no match for a new class of antibiotics
New inhibitors specific for gonorrhea enzymes may pave the way to treating multi-drug resistant infections.
A new compound targets bacteria hiding in biofilms
A bacterial inhibitor enhances conventional antibiotics by killing Staphylococcus aureus and stopping a communication system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The cold shoulder of cancer: Understanding the resistance to treatment
There are now more cancer treatment options than ever before. However, almost all of them face the same major challenge: eventually, they stop working. There are several unique ways in which cancer cells evade death. Now, scientists are inventing new technologies to target these mechanisms and overcome resistance.
Opportunity and teamwork lead to new staph infection treatments
Victor Torres’ talented lab members joined forces with industry partners to develop treatments and a potential vaccine for lethal Staphylococcus aureus infections.
Invisible pandemics persist alongside COVID-19
From tuberculosis to drug-resistant bacterial infections, infectious diseases that plagued the globe long before COVID-19 still affect people today.
A new tool called rewind finds rare cells primed for drug resistance
A cellular “time machine” identifies cells destined to become drug resistant.
Finding new drugs with fungi
NIH grant will help researchers learn ways to counter drug resistance via gene editing
