Potential magic bullet for MRSA treatment

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 20:49 in Health & Medicine

Attaching an antimicrobial drug, which is activated by light, to a peptide that binds to bacteria and stops them making toxins, produced a "magic bullet" that was highly effective at killing the superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

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