ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

Evolutionary Arms Races: How Species Shape Life

Evolutionary Arms Races: How Species Shape Life

Evolutionary arms races—the continuous adaptive conflict between predators and prey, parasites and hosts, competitors and mutualists—drive much of life's spectacular diversity. From cheetahs chasing gazelles to bacteria outwitting antibiotics, these reciprocal evolutionary pressures create escalating traits that shape ecosystems and inform breakthrough medical treatments, biomimetic technologies, and conservation strategies essential for navigating our rapidly changing world.

How Bacteria Vote: Quorum Sensing & Anti-Virulence Therapy

How Bacteria Vote: Quorum Sensing & Anti-Virulence Therapy

Bacteria don't act alone—they vote. Quorum sensing lets billions of cells coordinate attacks, build biofilms, and resist antibiotics by releasing chemical signals that trigger group behaviors only when population density reaches a threshold. Scientists are now developing quorum-sensing inhibitors that disarm pathogens without killing them, sidestepping resistance. From glowing squid symbionts to hospital superbugs, this molecular democracy is reshaping medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology...