1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This episode is all about bad bugs.&amp;nbsp; Specifically, a flesh-eating bacteria strain called Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus).&amp;nbsp; S. aureus is a very common bacteria that's best known for becoming resistant to antibiotics, and becoming MRSA.&amp;nbsp; Bacteria and the immune system are always at war with each other.&amp;nbsp; Antibiotics can give the body the edge in this battle, but common resistance is making this much harder in hospitals and homes across the world.&amp;nbsp; Bacteria survive these antibiotics and the immune system is left to clean up the mess.&amp;nbsp; Currently, S. aureus is a major cause of death for bacterial infections. To make things worse, S. aureus and other bacteria can survive more than just antibiotics:&amp;nbsp; Jenna Beam and the Conlon Lab study how bacteria escape and survive the immune system, and what we can do to stop bacteria in general.&amp;nbsp; All that and more on this episode!&amp;nbsp; Make sure to check out the full video on our new Youtube Channel!&amp;nbsp; Jenna and the Conlon Lab just published a paper on this very topic! &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; You can hear more about bacterial resistance mechanisms in general from a recent episode Dr. Brian Conlon did with Curioscity- check it out here. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The Straight from a Scientist Podcast https://www.straightfromascientist.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12620717/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/1485c8/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/61589477