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Scientists in South Africa are working with the Crick to pioneer imaging technologies that will redefine how they detect and study diseases affecting their local communities – reshaping Africa’s research landscape and accelerating the hunt for better treatments. 

Potentially one of the most alarming health challenges in the 21^st century, bacteria and viruses are evolving faster than the drugs designed to kill them. A new EU-led research effort is bringing scientists from across the world together to accelerate innovation against drug-resistant bacterial infections.

Lung-on-chip device exposes earliest stages of tuberculosis infection, and opens doors to investigate diversity in disease progression and personalised treatment.