UTSA students search soil for new antibiotics in innovative STEM project

UT San Antonio Today
FEBRUARY 10, 2025 — Undergraduates at UTSA are tackling the growing antibiotic resistance crisis as part of a microbiology course studying soil samples. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes antimicrobial resistance as “one of the world’s most urgent public health problems.” It occurs as pathogens develop defense mechanisms against common antibiotic medications. According […] The post UTSA students search soil for new antibiotics in innovative STEM project appeared first