drug resistance
Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Gut Microbiome Rise After Travel Abroad, Study Finds
A study of 190 Dutch travelers uncovered a rise in antimicrobial resistance gene abundance and diversity in individuals returning from four international regions.
Breast Cancer Genomics Study Reveals Recurrent Contributors to Treatment Resistance in Early Disease
Researchers saw convergent subclones crop up in early-stage, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers that dodged endocrine- and CDK4/6 inhibitor-based therapies.
Enterobacteriaceae Pangenomes Offer Look at Antimicrobial Resistance Reservoirs in Natural Populations
Sequence data on more than 800 farm or wastewater Enterobacteriaceae isolates suggested pangenome dynamics may be influenced by geography and environmental niches.
OncoHost Raises $8 Million in Series B Funding Round
OncoHost will use the funding to finance clinical trials, open a US location, and prepare to launch its proteomics platform called Prophet.
Genomic Data Helps Explain Yaws Re-emergence, Antibiotic Resistance in Papua New Guinea
Several Treponema sublineages cropped up after a large antibiotic campaign, though sequence data suggests resistance may have arisen only once.