To keep the problem of the future at bay By: Eveline Meijers 21 October 2020 The World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is approaching: a worldwide campaign week of the WHO (World Health Organization). Under the slogan “Antimicrobials: handle with care”, the WHO tries to increase awareness and understanding about antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is an urgent…

By: Emma Bröring, Eveline Meijers, Stelios Stergiou and Mentko de Vries Instagram: https://instagram.com/sciencetobe/ Your everyday life is going to change in the near future: superbacteria are on the rise! Bacteria are becoming more and more resistant against antibiotics, the treatment of how we combat bacterial infections. These superbacteria exchange their DNA with other bacteria, making them also ‘’super,’’ thus resistant. This is a major global health problem…