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BEACON Researchers at Work: Source-sink population dynamics facilitate plasmid host range evolution

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho postdoc Wesley Loftie-Eaton. With all the thanks to BEACON for funding and Dr. Eva M. Top for her support and guidance, my latest foray into the world … Continue reading

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Evolution of plasmid host range

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho postdoc Wesley Loftie-Eaton. I stumbled into the world of plasmids at my alma mater, the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. My advisor, Prof. D. E. Rawlings, … Continue reading

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Plasmid evolution is the key to fighting antibiotic resistance

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho graduate student Julie Hughes. We are in the midst of a medical crisis. Even though we have more antibiotics on the market than ever before, our ability … Continue reading

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