Why do some bacteria resist antibiotics and how can we protect ourselves?
In our last article we talked about antibiotics and saw how they work. There are so many (fortunately!) drugs that allow us to ‘put a spoke in the wheels’ of microbial metabolisms, controlling their growth and enabling us to fight infection. However, things do not always work out as we would like, and we […]
Antibiotics: what are they and how do they work?
The relationship between humans and microbes is a love-hate relationship. As we have seen in previous articles,1, 2 microorganisms, and especially bacteria, are important allies for us, since they live in huge numbers in our intestines and some of our food production depends on their help. At the same time, however, it […]