Staying ahead of antibiotic resistance: Protein structure research paves the way for more efficient treatment
Monday, May 18, 2020 - 09:00
in Biology & Nature
The recent coronavirus pandemic shows just how quickly a deadly pathogen can sweep across the globe, killing tens of thousands in the U.S. and disrupting daily life for millions more in the span of a few months. A lack of medicines to treat the disease is one reason coronavirus is so deadly. COVID-19 is caused by a virus—this means that antibiotics, which kill bacteria, can't be used to treat the virus.