TopicBacteria

Topic: Bacteria

Make graveyards safe for the living. They are reservoirs of antibiotic-resistance bacteria

Akebe Luther King Abia - 10 March, 2020

Rapid urbanisation in many developing countries has meant that informal settlements have begun to sprout near cemeteries.

Alarmed over coronavirus, India to make list of viruses, bacteria to develop vaccines

Himani Chandna - 29 January, 2020

The move is focused on developing technologies that will help India produce vaccines — within four months — in case of virus or bacteria-related outbreaks.

Your body clock affects your immune system. Removing the clock gene helps fight bacteria

David Ray - 12 January, 2020

We now live with cheap, bright, artificial light, shift-work, sleep-deprivation – all major challenges to the ancient control mechanisms in our bodies.

Researchers prove bacteria can avoid antibiotics by changing shape inside humans

Katarzyna Mickiewicz - 30 December, 2019

Not only does antibiotic resistance cause an estimated 700,000 deaths a year, but it also makes numerous infections harder to treat.

Superbugs resistant to last-resort drugs infecting the Yamuna, says study

Mohana Basu - 4 October, 2019

Some of these bacterial communities are resistant to drugs used to treat diseases such as tuberculosis and conjunctivitis.

Now there’s an LED bulb to fight bacteria. Question is, do we really need it

Himani Chandna - 17 June, 2019

With Crompton pushing its anti-bacterial LED bulb, ThePrint takes a look at the appeal of such products and the impact of a germ-free environment.

Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria

Ivan Erill - 10 June, 2019

If resistance is already out there, drug development can offer only temporary relief. The challenge then is to avoid its spread.

Germ killing is the new cool with fragrant, eco friendly hand sanitisers

Claire Ballentine - 2 June, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there’s not a clear winner in the hand sanitiser vs. hand-washing debate.

This worm army is marching across India and destroying everything in its path

Sandhya Ramesh - 1 May, 2019

The Fall Armyworm, from the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Americas, was first detected in Karnataka last year. It's already reached Mizoram.

These plastic-eating fungi may be the answer to our garbage epidemic

Sandhya Ramesh - 23 September, 2018

Last year, a team of scientists from Pakistan and China stumbled upon a species of fungus that colonised the surface of plastic, causing it to chip away.

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