Light-activated compound kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria by turning its own defense enzyme against it

Antibiotic resistance is becoming an accelerating crisis because of the overuse and misuse of antibiotics over many years.
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Bacteria will turn to murder if they get hungry enough

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Researchers develop molecules for a new class of antibiotics that can overcome drug resistant bacteria

About a decade ago, researchers began to observe a recurring challenge in their research: Some of the compounds they were developing to harness energy from bacteria were instead killing the microbes.
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Bacteria in polymers form cables that grow into living gels

Experiments and modeling reveal the unexpected structure that can be seen in bacteria grown in mucus samples and biofilms. Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial ...
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5,000-year-old bacteria thawed in Romanian ice cave

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