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MRSA Gene that Enhances Superbug’s Virulence Is On the Rise

By Amy Maxmen of Nature magazine Researchers have identified a gene that makes some strains of an antibiotic-resistant bacterium more virulent, and have found that the gene is becoming more prevalent. Epidemics of infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) come in waves. [More]

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DNA in Dirt Offers Ecological Clues in Species Diversity

By Amy Maxmen of Nature magazine Ecologists have spent decades trapping and tagging species in the name of understanding biodiversity, but a far easier way may lie just beneath their feet. [More]

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