Antibiotic Resistance
It's almost unbelievable to think that antibiotics were discovered less than a century ago, and that before then people were severely disabled or killed by what we now regard as easily treatable diseases. Scientists have been warning for years that bacteria is slowly becoming resistant to our wonder cure and that there is no plan B when the last carefully controlled antibiotics no longer work.
Recently there has been a few stories of potential new forms which prevent us going back to the dark ages so I'll be monitoring developments of those here.
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Phico Therapeutics
Biotechnology company developing a novel platform technology designed to overcome antibacterial resistance
Recent News
Artificial Intelligence assists in discovery of potent antibiotic to combat superbugs
BBC - 25-May-2023
AI scrutinized a list of 6,680 compounds, ultimately shortlisting potential antibiotics in under two hours
Read more...Albicidin, plant toxin, strongest antibiotic emerged, kills harmful bacteria in a unique way
Independent - 24-Jan-2023
The toxins interaction with the bacterial enzyme gyrase could help overcome antibiotic resistance
Read more...Antimicrobial resistance is the next pandemic: over 1.2 million died with drug-resistant infections
Independent - 20-Jan-2022
Its time for strategies that preserve existing antibiotics and develop new drugs
Read more...Bacteria-eating viruses fight drug resistant superbugs in a non-healing wound
Live Science - 19-Jan-2022
When antibiotics fail, bacteriophages can heal -- clinical trials need to confirm this treatment approach
Read more...Modified copper material with potent antibacterial activity developed
Medgadget - 17-Dec-2021
Nanostructured copper material with vigorous antibacterial activity; prospective candidate in healthcare settings
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