#antibiotics — Public Fediverse posts

Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins
By Pippa Neill Environment reporter

Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots with an increase of antibiotic-resistant genes, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/16/soil-microplastics-trojan-horse-toxins

#Plastics #Microbiology #Pollution #Science #Agriculture #Antibiotics #Biology #Environment #UKnews #Europe #Worldnews #Health #Farming #TheGuardian #PippaNeillEnvironmentreporter

⚛️ Would today’s antibiotics still work if bacterial biology were flipped at the molecular level?

🔗 Molecular Dynamics Simulations Demonstrate Reduced Antibiotic Affinity to Mirror Bacterial Targets. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0198

📚 CSBJ - A Science Partner Journal: https://spj.science.org/journal/csbj

#MolecularDynamics #Antibiotics #Biosecurity #ComputationalBiology #SyntheticBiology #DrugDiscovery #AntimicrobialResearch #ComputationalChemistry

#Antibiotic "megacluster" discovery provides new strategy to fight #superbugs
Most #antibiotics are single bioactive molecules, and some can be thwarted with single mutations. Current situation is dire, discovery not only points to potentially new antibiotic regimen, but also entirely new strategy to once again get ahead in the microbial arms race. Block of #genes that codes for four molecules that appear to work in concert to derail a single essential metabolic pathway.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/06/antibiotic-megacluster-discovery-provides-new-strategy-to-fight-superbugs/

Longitudinal Changes in Clonal Distribution and Fluoroquinolone Resistance of Ocular MRSA.

#Taiwan #ocular #MRSA shifted from CC59 to drug-resistant CC8, reducing fluoroquinolone efficacy and urging surveillance.

#OpenAccess #Microbiology #eye #antibiotics

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/08/ocular-mrsa-in-taiwan-rising-cc8.html

How #climatechange may increase #antibioticresistance
#Climate boosted #antibiotic resistance among bacteria found in artificially warmed grassland soils, researchers report April 22 in Nature. And as drought strips the soil of moisture, #antibiotics in the environment become concentrated in the little water that remains, encouraging the growth of resistant #microbes, another team reports in the April Nature Microbiology.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-increase-antibiotic-resistance
https://archive.ph/AyC97

https://theconversation.com/what-a-post-antibiotic-era-could-mean-for-modern-medicine-278231; https://theconversation.com/bacteria-shuffle-their-genetics-around-to-develop-antibiotic-resistance-on-demand-156439. "Heavy #antibiotic use creates strong #evolutionary #pressure. When #antibiotics kill #bacteria that are vulnerable to them, the #resistant bacteria are left behind to #survive & #multiply."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/antibiotic-meat-production. Do #American #farmers not care that their absurd overuse of #antibiotics is creating #antibiotic #resistance, & on a massive scale? Unfortunately for #consumers of US meat & poultry, that resistance isn't confined to veterinary #diseases.

#Antibiotics (#Basel)
. 2020 Jul 13;9(7):406. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9070406

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7400265/

#Wissenschaft #science #Studie #Demokratie #Medizin #Politik #Merz #Söder #Bas #Schwerdtner #Klingbeil #ThorstenFrei #Reiche #Kulturkrieg #Klimaschutz #Menschenrechte #SPD #CSU #CDU #DIELINKE #FDP #GRÜNE #Biologie #biology #WEEDMoB #Hanfgeschichten #hanf #hemp #marijuana #Gesundheit #CanG #Menschenrechte #SPD #CSU #CDU #DIELINKE #FDP #GRÜNE #Cannabis #Antibiotika #MRSA #Bundesregierung

#A I-designed compounds can kill #drugresistant #bacteria
#MIT team used #artificialintelligence to design novel #antibiotics, two of which showed promise against #MRSA and #gonorrhea
Drugs are structurally distinct from any existing antibiotics, and appear to work by novel mechanisms that disrupt bacterial cell membranes. This makes them less vulnerable to antibiotic resistance, a growing problem: estimated drug-­resistant bacterial infections cause nearly 5M deaths/yr.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/21/1124755/a-i-designed-compounds-can-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/

AI develops new antibiotics for treating gonorrhea and MRSA.

I had hoped that one of the specialists would write about this work, but it was undeservedly overlooked. So, I'll tell you about it myself. Learn more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr94xxye2lo
#AI #Antibiotics #Gonorrhea #MRSA #Superbugs #Science #Health

@Sumiko_Mekaru Hi! I just joined in the great #birdappexodus . I teach #VPH at the Vetmeduni in Vienna (Austria), my research areas are #antibiotics #resistance #onehealth and #sciencecommunication . Also a farm #veterinarian 🐮🐂🐄🐷