Deadly 'superbugs' destroyed by molecular drills
Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 15:20
in Health & Medicine
Motorized molecules activated by light target and drill through highly antibiotic resistant bacteria and kill them within minutes. The molecules can open bacteria to attack by drugs they previously resisted. The strategy could be applied to bacterial infections or diseases on the skin, in the lungs or in the gastrointestinal tract.