For more than 100 years, microbiology labs have grown bacteria in nutrient-rich environments- packed with sugars, vitamins and protein extracts from beef and dairy- to study them at their strongest and fastest-growing stages. But what happens when bacteria are starved of the nutrients they need to

In a recent study, McMaster University researchers found that zinc plays a vital role in how some of the world's most dangerous bacteria resist antibiotics. The study has been published in Nature Microbiology. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED. • www.nature.com/articles/s41...