Bioinformatics

Using Metabolic Network Models to Identify New Antibiotic Targets

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Source: Nastya Dulhiier How do you treat bacterial infections without causing drug resistance? You might think that targeting the bacterial genes necessary for bacterial growth would be the most effective strategy. However, when you target genes that are essential for growth, bacteria are more likely to develop drug resistance. This is natural selection in action. …

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How the Human Microbiome Disables Drugs (And What We Can About It)

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Scientists are studying the human microbiome and its ability to disable drug compounds, an occurrence which may account for drug treatment failures in people being treated for type II diabetes, cancer, and a wide range of other illnesses. This is a complicated problem – the human microbiome is home to many diverse strains of bacteria …

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