A new study conducted by the University of Copenhagen showed that many one-year-old Danish infants carry hundreds of antibiotic-resistant genes in their intestinal systems. One of the main reasons is that their mothers have taken antibiotics during their pregnancy.
“We find a very strong correlation between treatment of mothers with antibiotics during pregnancy and of the infant who has intestinal bacteria with many resistant genes, although there also seem to be other influences that come into play,” the lead author of the study noted Xuan Ji Li from the Department of Biology.
Stool analysis
The researchers analyzed 662 stool samples from one-year-old infants. In the samples, they found 409 different kinds of genes that confer resistance to 34 types of antibiotics. Out of a total of 409 genes, 167 genes were even more resistant to antibiotics, which the WHO categorizes as critically important for the treatment of serious illness in the future.
It is estimated that 700,000 people die each year from bacterial infections that have developed antibiotic resistance, and the WHO predicts the number will increase in the coming decades.
A group of boys risk missing out on free HPV vaccine offers
A revision of the childhood vaccination program for 12-year-old boys and girls has not had the desired effect. It was pointed out that boys born in 2006 and the first half of 2007 were not automatically offered HPV vaccination, but since six admissions, only six out of 10 have taken shocks. If they in the age group still want to be vaccinated for free, they have until July 1, 2021 to express their interest.
Tibet’s altitude has risen over time – study
Eternal topic of geological riddles among scientists about whether Tibet, the ‘roof of the world’, has always had the height it has today, research suggests that it has actually gotten higher. A researcher from the University of Copenhagen has discovered that Tibet has risen by about 600 meters over the last 20-30 million years.
US Secretary of State visits Danish quantum technology center
Recently, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen. One of the professors at the Center for Quantum Electronics, Charles M Marcus, who is also the research leader at Microsoft, showed the hospitable potential of quantum technology. Technology is believed to have a huge impact on sustainable development as well as in the management of the world’s resources.
The pandemic does not make Danes more religious
Researchers in international studies have found that there is a link between the coronavirus pandemic and the growing interest in religion. But this does not apply to Denmark according to a new study called ‘COVID-19: religion, well-being and existence’. βIn Denmark, religion has played a very small role during the COVID-19 crisis, regardless of whether it is about the causes of the crisis or the solutions, βclaims research leader, sociologist Peter Birkelund Andersen. βThe few respondents who identify themselves as religious report that they have missed the community in their faith community, but largely support the authorities ‘handling and the scientific explanations for the virus’ origin. β
More than 100 players join forces to create a green fuel roadmap
More than 100 companies, universities and organizations have joined forces to design a roadmap for Denmark’s heavy transport, shipping, aviation and maritime industries to stop fossil fuels and convert to green fuels. This roadmap is expected to help address major challenges and meet the country’s climate goals in 2030 and 2050. In addition, it also covers issues related to CO2 capture and storage, climate and eco-agriculture and food production, as well as recycling and reduction of plastic and textile waste.
Danish researchers contribute with mercury level study in the Pacific Ocean
Scientists have discovered high levels of the toxic heavy metal of mercury in the Pacific Ocean floor. The research is a collaboration between international researchers from Denmark, Canada, Germany and Japan. The amount is so high that it exceeds the level of an area contaminated with industrial emissions.