Queensland researchers have discovered that a mutation allows some E. coli bacteria to cause severe disease in people while other bacteria are harmless, a finding that could help to combat antibiotic resistance.
The widespread and indiscriminate use of antibiotics has resulted in an era of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria that pose a severe threat to public health.
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In 2018 Cosmos reported on Queensland biochemist Glenn King’s efforts to turn spider venom into a biopesticide that farmers could use to protect their crops.