Fighting Superbugs the Wrong Way
In an opinion piece, News Team member Harrison Luba argues that the solution to antibiotic resistance lies in undoing the off-target effects of antibiotics on harmless bacteria.
Pathogens in the Permafrost: Could Melting Ice Unleash Ancient Diseases? (Part 2)
By Deanna Altomara A discovery of 28 new types of viruses in ancient ice has renewed fears that dangerous microbes might be hibernating in the permafrost, biding their time until increasing temperatures thaw the ice. Some are worried that diseases…