A study published in Nature Communications has revealed novel insights into bacterial resistance and offers a promising ...

In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became ...

The microplastics that pollute the environment and increasingly find their way into humans and animals can help bacteria ...

Overuse of antibiotics is currently the primary reason for the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Researchers at the ...

Researchers were stunned to discover that bacteria's antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic ...

Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of ...

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Microplastic pollution in the body could be fuelling bacteria and viruses’ ability to withstand the effects of antibiotics, ...

Researchers were shocked to see that bacteria's antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic particles and point to a potential outsized impact on refugees.

Bioengineering professor and The Grainger College of Engineering's Dean, Rashid Bashir, led a team of researchers in a ...

“These bacteria were not only resistant to antibiotics, but they were also better at creating biofilm,” she said. “For microplastics to facilitate bacteria to be these faster, better biofilm ...