antibiotics

Associate Professor Katharine Watts and her research students doing research with ancient bacteria which may help advance the development of new generation antibiotics.

Local News

Central Coast researchers revive 25-million-year-old bacteria to help learn more about antibiotics

Lance Orozco

The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo team successfully reactivates some of the ancient bacteria.

UCSB researcher Mike Mahan thinks they have developed a more accurate test for prescribing antibiotics.

Local News

UCSB researchers develop test which they say may give new life to overlooked antibiotics

Lance Orozco

Researchers say the test used for decades by doctors to prescribe antibiotics can be inaccurate

Science & Technology

UC Santa Barbara Scientists Improve Antibiotic Testing To Help Patients

UC Santa Barbara scientists have corrected a flaw in antibiotic testing that could now help patients recover from infections.The standard antibiotic test…