Pathogens are constantly evolving to become resistant to treatment in the perpetual battle between humans and infectious diseases.
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People have been battling tuberculosis for thousands of years, and drug-resistant strains are on the rise. Analyzing large datasets with AI can help humanity gain a crucial edge over the disease.
The challenge of antimicrobial resistance is global, but low- and medium-income countries like Nigeria face particular challenges.
Novel plastics can rid themselves of germs using only air and light.
Destruction of rainforests through wildfires or deforestation may harm human health. As these forests disappear, we may be losing precious medicinal plants that hold treatments for various diseases.
Our bodies have a set of defenses that are finely tuned for killing invading microbes. With rising cases of drug-resistant bacteria, maybe boosting our natural defenses is the best medicine.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Biomaterials Chemistry, Queen's University Belfast
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Clinical Microbiologist, Nile University of Nigeria
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George Washington Carver Endowed Chair and Adjunct Associate Professor, Iowa State University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast
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Distinguished Research Professor of Microbiology, University of Dayton
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Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Science, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Associate, Microbiology & Immunology, Western University