🆕 Antimicrobial resistance poses an important global health challenge in the 21st century. A new in-depth global analysis suggests more than 39 million deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections could occur between now & 2050. Explore the data: buff.ly/3zlVE0U #AMR

I wrote about this beautiful paper. 🧬 Cyanobacteria exposed to shorter days (in the lab) "rewire" their membrane lipids to anticipate cold weather. When those cells are plunged into cold water, they have "two or three-times higher survival" than cells exposed to longer days.

Gut bacteria are stronger when in community 🤝 EMBL Heidelberg researchers found that sensitive bacteria can be protected from drugs when part of communities. These emergent behaviours will help to design more efficient therapies, with less side effects. embl.org/news/science-t…

Gram-negatives harboring metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) pose a substantial public health risk. This #AACJournal article proposes maximally precise antibiotic combinations to overcome MBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. ➡️ asm.social/26y