Bacterial Hitchhikers Can Give Their Hosts Super Strength
February 9, 2026
Study finds plasmids pack bacteria into dense groups more resistant to antibiotics.
[more]Study finds plasmids pack bacteria into dense groups more resistant to antibiotics.
[more]Study shows the brain's emergency responders arrive powered by sugar, then build roads to recruit reinforcements.
[more]The discovery could reshape research on cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
[more]Dartmouth biologists study the cause of a critical DNA reorganization.
[more]On September 19th, MCB welcomed back Dr. Andrew Bridges to present the 3rd Annual Gary Heussler Alumni Lecture. Drew earned his PhD in 2017 from the Gladfelter Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth, completed his postdoctoral training in Bonnie Bassler's lab at Princeton University, and is now an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
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