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Can random bits of DNA lead to safe, new antibiotics and herbicides?
Inserting a random DNA mishmash into a plant or bacterium directs it to make a novel protein. Sifting through the resulting molecules, researchers may find ones have medical or agricultural uses.
Speaking with: John Gerrard on preventing infectious diseases
Speaking with: Dr. John Gerrard on infectious diseases.
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William Isdale speaks to Dr. John Gerrard about the constant threat of infectious diseases and what we can do to prevent a deadly pandemic from establishing itself in Australia.
Why we should expect scientists to disagree about antibiotic resistance – and other controversies
Promising scientific consensus is a perilous principle on which to found meaningful engagement between experts and the public.
Keep taking the tablets: three reasons to stay the full antibiotics course
New reports that stopping antibiotics when you feel better is better for you could do more harm than good. But it has reopened the debate on how long antibiotics should be used.
Why you may not need all those days of antibiotics
We've been told for a long time that we must take all of our antibiotics. But maybe we didn’t need so many to begin with. Here's why.
Why you really should take your full course of antibiotics
An article in a leading health journal causes confusion and undoes years of hard work in raising awareness of antibiotic resistance.
When evolution and biotechnologies collide
Simple and inexpensive gene-editing technology such as CRISPR has made the creation of genetically modified organisms much easier. But could nature still keep the upper hand?
Canada could lead the fight for life in a post-antibiotic world
Without leading edge innovations and coordination, Canadians will die from the epidemic of antibiotic resistant infections.
Speaking with: Dr Mark Blaskovich on antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat of superbugs
Speaking with: Dr Mark Blaskovich on antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat of superbugs.
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William Isdale speaks with Mark Blaskovich about his research into antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat these superbugs pose to communities.
How common are superbugs in Australia, and what do we do when the antibiotics don’t work?
In the last decade we've seen a ten-fold increase in the number of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.
Why GPs prescribe too many antibiotics and why it’s time to set targets
A study that shows GPs are prescribing about five million too many antibiotic scripts a year means we have to take a radical new approach to reducing use of these drugs.
Essays on health: microbes aren’t the enemy, they’re a big part of who we are
For most of the twentieth century, we were at war with microbes, leading to substantial changes in our body's ecosystem. This has changed our diets, disease profile, moods and even personalities.
A shorter dose of antibiotics is adequate for preventing surgical site infections
Infection of wounds for surgery patients is on the rise in developing countries. A shorter dose of antibiotics is appropriate.
New drugs on the PBS: what they do and why we need them
An independent expert provides his pick of the most notable drugs added to the PBS on May 1, 2017.
Five ways the meat on your plate is killing the planet
Eat less meat, save the world
Discovered in WWI, bacterial viruses may be our allies in a post-antibiotic age
When commemorating our troops, doctors and nurses this Anzac Day, consider also tipping your hat to the discovery of bacteriophages. In the post-antibiotic era, our health might just depend on them.
If a croc bite doesn’t get you, infection will
Until recently we didn't know much about which antibiotic is best for people who have been attacked by a crocodile.
It’s false to believe that antibiotic resistance is only a problem in hospitals – GP surgeries are seeing it too
Both GPs and patients need to wake up to the immediate risk that antibiotic misuse poses.
Medieval medical books could hold the recipe for new antibiotics
A team of medievalists and scientists look back to history – including a 1,000-year-old eyesalve recipe – for clues to new antibiotics.
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Professor, infectious diseases and microbiology, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Senior Research Officer, The University of Queensland
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Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
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Professor of Molecular Evolution, Macquarie University
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Director Of Medicine, The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, University of Newcastle
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
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Research Assistant, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Bond University
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Microbiology, Aston University
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