Humans are currently locked in an arms race against pathogenic bacteria – and we're losing. After we developed antibiotics, starting with penicillin in the early 20th century, bacteria have evolved resistance to each new drug we created, threatening us with a future where antibiotics simply don't work anymore. Now scientists have identified the genes responsible for antibiotic resistance in a particularly dangerous superbug, and found a way to thwart them.
.. Continue Reading Genetic study reveals easily-exploitable "chinks in the armor" of MRSA superbugsCategory: Medical
Tags:
- Antibiotic
- Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- Bacteria
- Drug
- Drugs
- Genetics
- Genome
- Protein
- Superbugs
- University of Cambridge
from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2J2wB4O
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