A 'warhead' molecule to hunt down deadly bacteria
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 06:20
in Biology & Nature
Targeting deadly, drug-resistant bacteria poses a serious challenge to researchers looking for antibiotics that can kill pathogens without causing collateral damage in human cells. A team of Boston College chemists details a new approach using a "warhead" molecule to attack bacteria—and spare healthy human cells—by targeting a pair of lipids found on the surface of deadly germs, according to a report today in the journal Nature Communications.