Erin Carlson, University of Minnesota (IMAGE) University of Minnesota Caption Erin Carlson, a University of Minnesota chemistry associate professor, led the team from the NSF Center for Sustainable Technology that that showed for the first time that non-antibacterial nanoparticles can cause resistance in bacteria. Credit Patrick O'Leary, University of Minnesota Usage Restrictions with proper credit to the university License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.