Like the Borg in Star Trek, microbes are constantly evolving to get past their host’s defences (thankfully they don’t tend to assimilate their hosts into a hive mind). They are becoming resistant to the drugs created to prevent diseases caused by them, and this tactic is far from futile.
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Issue 29 Online: EuScireka!
Welcome to the new edition of EuSci Magazine! We will be posting and promoting each article from the magazine individually...
Bacterial prospectors take on the final frontier
Bacteria currently used as catalysts in earthbound mining processes could one day be used to extract critical elements in space...
Electricity from bacteria: the future of clean energy?
Elle Bethune discusses how bacteria can power batteries, and how these can be used for clean energy on Earth and...
Bacteria in space: why biological life support systems are the future of space travel
Image credit: Kruthika Sundaram One of the greatest challenges limiting our ability to send astronauts on long-haul missions is the...
New funding to fight antibiotic resistance
Credit: Ragesoss via Wikimedia Commons Since the 1940s, we have been abusing antibiotics, using them to treat any infection under...
Bacteria may be travelling through the air to share DNA
A research group has discovered that bacteria in remote, isolated regions share some stretches of DNA and are suggesting that...