One-two punch weakens bacteria's defenses against antibiotics

Bacteria are quickly evolving resistances to antibiotics, to the extent that our best drugs might not work in the terrifyingly-near future. Scientists are hard at work developing new antibiotics, or finding ways to make existing ones more effective. Now, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University have found a new way to weaken bacterial defenses, slowing down the development of antibiotic resistance.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Antibiotic
• Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• Bacteria
• Cells
• Drug
• Drugs
• RNA
• Salmonella
• Superbugs

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2UUZu6J