Antimicrobial resistance is not only a major public health threat, but also an economic one, according to researchers at The World Bank. Their new study, published in the journal World Development, suggests that an increase in drug-resistant microbes could cause … Continue reading
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Journal Club: Drug-resistant microbes could threaten future global economy, low income countries in particular
Categories: Infectious disease | Journal Club | Medical Sciences | Microbiology
Tagged antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance, economics, IPCC, poverty, WHO, World Bank
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Journal Club: Antibiotics alter the honeybee microbiome and increase bee death
Antibiotics could potentially disrupt the health-promoting microbes that make up the microbiomes in humans and other animals. But pinning down exactly how microbiomes and antibiotics affect human health is complicated by the sheer number of microbes involved. Evolutionary biologist Nancy … Continue reading
Categories: Animal Behavior | Ecology | Journal Club | Microbiology
Tagged antibiotics, honeybee, microbiome
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