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NWTC Students and Their Search For New Antibiotics
Students at NWTC have wrapped up a year-long effort to try to discover new antibiotics. And they're about to present their findings, aimed at solving what the CDC calls a growing crisis.
Event At Lambeau Field Showcases Student Research On New Antibiotics
An event in December, Tiny Earth in Titletown in Green Bay, featured presentations from 110 students who had been working over 14 weeks on solutions to antibiotic resistance by studying soil.
“Tiny Earth” Targets Global Health Crisis
The "Tiny Earth" initiative is intent on discovering solutions to the problem, which is why UW-Green Bay professor Brian Merkel considers his students the best medicine against the threat to global health.
Eastern Students Combat Antibiotic-Resistance Crisis via ‘Tiny Earth’
Through a new opportunity in the Biology Department, Eastern Connecticut State University students are tapping into the Tiny Earth network, an international crowdsourcing effort that engages young scientists in the search for new antibiotic medicines.
The Tiny Earth Manuals are Ready!
The Tiny Earth Research Manual and Protocols are now available for order! More Info or Order Here [...]
Answers in the Earth?
Honors biology students at Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles analyze campus soil as part of international search for new, effective antibiotics.






