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An old antibiotic may combat drug-resistant tuberculosis
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An old antibiotic may combat drug-resistant tuberculosis

For decades, antibiotics have helped hold tuberculosis back, saving untold millions of lives. But their limits are being seriously tested as the bacterium’s tendency to mutate has led to a steady rise in drug-resistant strains. Without new drugs, scientists fear that tuberculosis, deemed largely a controllable disease, may not remain so. In search of new...