2020: A molecular odyssey – could artificial intelligence bring in a new age of antibiotic drug discovery?
Using machine-learning, researchers have discovered a new antibiotic that is able to kill bacteria resistant to other antibiotics.
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Precision medicine: evidence-based medicine 2.0? – an interview with Mathias Pletz
Precision medicine is an approach to patient care that aims for the right intervention, in the right patient, at the right time – but what impact could this have on the treatment of infectious diseases? We asked Mathias Pletz about this approach to treatment, the research he’s directing at his institute and what the challenges are in this field.
The lessons of flu blogging
Crawford Kilian tells us about how he got into the world of flu blogging, or ‘Flublogia’ and what he’s learnt from his experiences with this world over the last 15 years.
A peek behind the paper – Elvira Román on CRISPR technology in pathogenic fungi
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology article, entitled ‘New insights of CRISPR technology in pathogenic fungi’, as we ask author Elvira Román (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain) about the advances CRISPR technology has already brought to this field and the potential it could hold in the future.
Could wearable devices allow real-time flu prediction?
A study has evaluated de-identified data from wearable devices, discovering that this could improve real-time prediction of flu-like illnesses when compared with current surveillance methods.
The best of 2019 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research
Take a look at the research highlights of 2019 as we count down the top infectious disease stories from A to Z!
Could game theory be used to predict antibiotic resistance genes?
Researchers have developed a game theory approach and a machine learning algorithm to accurately identify antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria.
Understanding human papillomaviruses using organotypic 3D models – an interview with Sally Roberts
We spoke to Sally Roberts (University of Birmingham, UK) at the recent Microbiology Society Conference (8–11 April, Belfast, UK) about her lab’s models for studying HPV and the virus–host interactions that have been uncovered as a result of this.
Laser-induced vapor nanobubbles: a new local hotspot in the anti-biofilm landscape?
Based on the demonstrated potential of laser-induced vapor nanobubbles to treat bacterial biofilm infections, we provide recommendations for future work in order to further mature this new technology into a promising anti-biofilm approach.
E. coli created with world’s first synthetic and redesigned genome
Scientists have created the world’s first living organism that has a synthetic and altered genetic code, built on only 61 codons as opposed to 64.
