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Achilles Heel’ of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Has Been Found, Scientists Say

Health30 December 2024 ByTessa Koumoundouros Bacillus subtilis bacteria with green fluorescence indicating a lack of magnesium. (Ashley Moon, Süel Lab, UC San Diego) New tactics in controlling infection are sorely needed, with antibiotic-resistant bacteria expected to claim as many as 2 million lives each year by 2050. US and Spanish researchers have now discovered at least some bacteria pay...

Superbug killer: New synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria
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Superbug killer: New synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria

Peer-Reviewed Publication HARVARD UNIVERSITY OVERVIEW AND CLOSE-UP OF CRESOMYCIN BOUND TO THE BACTERIAL RIBOSOME OF THERMUS THERMOPHILUS. CREDIT: YURY POLIKANOV/UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO A new antibiotic created by Harvard researchers overcomes antimicrobial resistance mechanisms that have rendered many modern drugs ineffective and are driving a global public health crisis. A team led by Andrew Myers,...