drug resistance

the head louse. Photo: Gilles San Martin.

The revenge of the resistant lice

Livestock animals, who are raised in high density, are given antibiotics that encourage resistance in bacteria, which eventually end up in our food. Source: pixabay.

The pathway of drug-resistant bacteria from the farm to the dinner table

Prof. Aharon Gadenkan, Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University

Anti-bacterial paper coating

Julia Kubanek, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, holds samples of tropical algae whose surface chemicals are being studied for their potential against malaria. Image: Gary Meek

Antifungal compound against malaria