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Drug-Resistant Fungi Thrive in Even the Most Remote Regions

A disease-causing fungus — collected from one of the most remote regions in the world — is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections, new McMaster research finds.

Trojan Horse Tactics: Researchers Discover Path into Drug-Resistant Bacteria That Could Lead to New Ways to Treat Infections

Some bacteria have double-layered membranes that prevent antibiotics from effectively reaching their targets, but researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new way to overcome these barriers.

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Jianping Xu is a professor of biology at McMaster University and a member of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research.