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The benefits of antibiotics to both human and animal health are undisputed. However, as microbes have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobials and other drugs, scientists have become interested in new solutions to the growing superbug crisis, including the use of defensive microbes and faecal transplants. In new research, Oxford University scientists have developed a lab-based approach, creating positive co-dependent relationships between hosts and bacteria, termed ‘mutualisms’, quickly. These lab-developed bacterial relationships demonstrate how microbes can work with their hosts to prevent infection.
The Zika virus linked to microcephaly, discovered on the African continent
Zoology
30 September 2019
Researchers from the University of Oxford teamed up with the Angolan Ministry of Health to study the introduction and circulation of the Asian genotype of Zika virus in Angola, southwestern Africa. The Asian genotype caused the 2015-16 epidemic of microcephaly and other birth defects in the Americas.
SCIENCE BLOG: How can evolutionary biology help to get rid of antibiotic resistant bacteria?
Zoology
16 September 2019
Craig MacLean, Professor of Evolution and Microbiology at Oxford's Department of Zoology, explains how evolutionary biology can help us to get rid of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Parasites from medieval latrines unlock secrets of human history
Zoology
19 October 2018
A radical new approach combining archaeology, genetics and microscopy can reveal long-forgotten secrets of human diet, sanitation and movement from studying parasites in ancient poo.
Addictive behaviours have strong links with ancient retroviral infection
Zoology
26 September 2018
New research from an international team led by Oxford University and the National-Kapodistrian University of Athens shows that an ancient retrovirus - HK2 – is more frequently found in drug addicts and thus is significantly associated with addiction.
Pre-clinical success for universal flu vaccine offers hope
Zoology
21 September 2018
Researchers from the University of Oxford have demonstrated pre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine.
Tracking the evolution and transmission of yellow fever
Zoology
28 August 2018
Genome sequencing sheds light on yellow fever outbreak in Brazil.
Could we work together with our bacteria to stop infection?
Zoology
29 May 2018
The benefits of antibiotics to both human and animal health are undisputed. However, as microbes have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobials and other drugs, scientists have become interested in new solutions to the growing superbug crisis, including the use of defensive microbes and faecal transplants. In new research, Oxford University scientists have developed a lab-based approach, creating positive co-dependent relationships between hosts and bacteria, termed ‘mutualisms’, quickly. These lab-developed bacterial relationships demonstrate how microbes can work with their hosts to prevent infection.