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Researchers created tiny "nanodrills" that were able to cut themselves into the cells of worms and plankton. They could even cure skin diseases.

Brutal “Nanodrills” Can Kill Tiny Living Worms and Water Fleas

By Victor Tangermann

CBD could prove to be a useful antibiotic, according to a study in which the cannabis compound effectively killed several strains of bacteria.

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Cannabis Compound Could Be Latest Weapon in War Against Superbugs

By Kristin Houser

Scientist repurposed CRISPR to develop better antibiotics

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Researchers Repurposed CRISPR to Help Develop Better Antibiotics

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

By Kristin Houser

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station

By Dan Robitzski

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A New Test Can Screen for Every Bacteria That Causes Disease In Humans

By Kristin Houser

CDC officials have traced an outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Campylobacter jejuni to pet-store puppies unnecessarily prescribed antibiotics.

Pet Store Puppies Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover a promising new compound in the hunt for a new antibiotic, and it's something we could synthesize ourselves.

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There’s A New Antibiotic In Town, And We Can Create It In The Lab

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover that Oregon blue clay has antibacterial properties that even treatment-resistant bacterias can't withstand.

An Ancient Antibacterial Technique Might Hold the Key to Future Wound Treatment

By Kristin Houser

It’s Happening: British Man Has Uniquely Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea

It’s Happening: British Man Has Uniquely Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea

By Lou Del Bello

The Internet Made Everyone a Medical Expert, and Patients Are Worse for It

The Internet Made Everyone a Medical Expert, and Patients Are Worse for It

By Claudia Geib

Our Latest Weapon Against Antibiotic Resistance? Platypus Milk

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Our Latest Weapon Against Antibiotic Resistance? Platypus Milk

By Kristin Houser

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A Pond-Dwelling Virus Just Cured a Man’s Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic

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A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic

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Bacteria Hidden Under Our Feet May Be a New Weapon Against Superbugs

By Kristin Houser

Antibiotic Considered Obsolete May Find New Use Against Superbugs

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Antibiotic Considered Obsolete May Find New Use Against Superbugs

By Chelsea Gohd