Boosting survival of a beneficial bacterium in the human gut

The microbes that inhabit the gut are critical for human health, and understanding the factors that encourage the growth of beneficial bacterial species — known as “good” bacteria — in the gut may enable medical interventions that promote gut and overall human health. In a new study, Yale researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism by which these bacteria colonize the […]

Are hedgehogs to blame for superbugs?

The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), whereby antibiotics not longer work well on bacterial illness, is a slow-burning pandemic with the potential to eclipse even the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak. In a worst-case scenario, where vital antibiotics are rendered useless, modern medicine could be plunged back into the dark ages when minor infections were life-threatening, and all surgery was […]