Getting kumbaya with infections

Up-and-comer Janelle Ayres is flipping the script on antibiotic resistance with a strategy to convert bacteria from virulent pathogens into benign members of the microbiome and turn infectious diseases into harmless conditions.

The idea is one of two proposals from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies associate professor, whose unconventional approach has garnered her four grants tagged for high-risk, high-reward research in the last 12 months. ...