A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph infection that is resistant to usual treatments. The team's research is published in the journal mSphere. MRSA is caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which is classified as a serious threat by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a high-priority pathogen by the World Health Organization.

not fandom art but my classmate dared me to make human designs of bacteria from our college lecture 🦠

Staphylococcus aureus

Pore Law

Staph A bacteria causes skin, respiratory and other infections and, due to antibiotic resistance, are a world health threat. They cause cell death with a toxin called α-hemolysin that punches pores in cell membranes. In this study, using red blood cells researchers reveal stepwise the toxin-induced pore formation process providing insight for anti-bacterial drug development

Read the published research article here

Video from work by Arnab Chatterjee and colleagues

Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India

Video originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Journal of Cell Biology, January 2026

A Tiger in the Grass by Ana Tsitshishvili

Agar Art

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Warning: MAY BE SUGGESTIVE LOL icon for this:⚠️

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Pneumonia Coccus

Whiny as hell, although a bit of a sucker for affection

Purrs if headpatted or sum lol

⚠️Bottom energy

⚠️Whimpers

Probably will carry you around

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Streptococcus

May be a lil bratty

Bitchboy

Curses like a sailor

May secretly like cuddles, although NEVER admits it

⚠️Powerbottom

He might vocal stim the Ford F-250 meme

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Staphylococcus Aureus

LESBIAN!!!

Bratty

Himedere energy

World is hers(iykyk)

You might receive "good girl"s from her if you're an obedient little doll

⚠️Top/Domme

⚠️May bite neck or collarbone

Very sassy and almost bossy

May be able to win her heart over with valentine's chocolates

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Bacillus Cereus

Very fruity

Likes spilling the tea(lol)

Gossip partner lol

⚠️BOTTOMEST OF BOTTOMS

⚠️W H I M P E R S

May wrap his little squiggly arms around you as a hug :>

Cuddles galore :]

Will RAMBLE to you a LOT

Probably the extrovert to your introvert if you are one

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Campylobacter

Very much a silly boi

Probably a bakadere(dumb sweetheart)

Mischievous boi

May give you twinkles for your minecraft inventory

⚠️Probably a switch(?)

⚠️Has teefs so may bite your neck, collarbone or shoulder, maybe even your arm or cheek for silliness

Likes minecraft probably

Probably loves vines; knows vine culture

A cultured individual

Loves food(fuckin fatass foodie teto/j)

A while back, I drew an illustration of Staphylococcus bacteria being destroyed by the new antibiotic mechanism that I discovered. The bacteria membrane loses the wavy structure needed for their communication and cell cycle. It was selected as a cover of the Nano Letter journal, where my article got published.

Super proud!

Paper here:

Me, having seen what happens to someone with sepsis: *deep breathing* Barely restraining my rage.

I have seen someone lose his mind to sepsis. He used to be well-aware of himself, his surroundings, of how to communicate, etc. Due to sepsis, he was unable to form coherent sentences. He woke up in pools of blood. He had holes that shouldn't have existed. He had MRSA and was unable to be treated. He was one of the many people who died from MRSA. A seriously difficult fucker to get rid of when it appears in places it shouldn't be.

MRSA exists naturally in our bodies, like the nares, but when introduced to a foreign environment, MRSA can lead to death. Sepsis is no joke. That man seemed almost entirely different from the person I helped cared for. From the arrival to his final months, that man was a completely different person.

He made poor choices which resulted in him becoming infected with MRSA. After seeing what happened as a result, it pains me whenever someone brings it up. I think of him every time I see any mention of sepsis. That was a horrible way to leave.