> Malaria-infected mice attract mosquitoes due to an odor caused by the infectious disease, a PNAS study found. Mosquitos showed highest attraction to the mice when they were in the most infectious stage of disease contraction. Story
> Development of an antibiotic to fight STI neisseria gonorrhoeae and other enteric bacteria is underway through a partnership between Swiss-based Debiopharm Group and Canadian Nobelex Biotech. Release
> Late-stage clinical oncology company Sorrento Therapeutics ($SRNE) received two NIH grants to fund development of a bispecific antibody therapeutic to prevent the spread and aid in the treatment of Staph, as well as antibacterial immunotherapies to prevent and treat those predisposed to Pseudomonas infections. Release