Next Generation of AntibioticsTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 789, Segment 5
Apr 12, 2018 • 13m
(Originally aired: Jan. 30, 2018)
Guest: Bryan Davies, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin
The rapid growth of bacteria resistant to antibiotics is a global health crisis, according to the World Health Organization. But the race to discover new antibiotics that work is slow-going. A team of biologists at the University of Texas at Austin has found a way to speed up the testing process.