In an effort to defeat bacteria resistant infections, Prof. Timothy Lu is researching ways to use CRISPR-Cas9 to edit the DNA of superbugs, writes Melanie Evans for The Wall Street Journal. “We are re-engineering the genetic code that underpins life” to help defeat superbugs, Lu explains.
The Boston Globe
Prof. Thomas Levenson writes for The Boston Globe about the potential impact drug-resistant bacteria could have on the future of surgery. “As more and more bacteria show resistance to antibiotics, the risks change — to the point that doctors and patients alike may soon face agonizing choices about whether or when to take a chance on many of the surgeries we now accept as a matter of course,” says Levenson.
NPR
Angus Chen reports for NPR that MIT and Harvard researchers have captured footage showing bacteria invading antibiotics and transforming into superbugs. Postdoc Tami Lieberman explains that she hopes the visualization will help illustrate that “drug resistance is not some abstract threat. It's real."