Beyond antibiotics: 'PPMOS' offer new approach to bacterial infection, other diseases
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers today announced the successful use of a new type of antibacterial agent called a PPMO, which appears to function as well or better than an antibiotic, but may be more precise and also solve problems with antibiotic resistance. The new PPMOs offer a fundamentally different way to attack bacterial infection.