Bacteria Pack Their Own Demise

Friday, July 31, 2009 - 22:21 in Biology & Nature

Numerous pathogens contain an 'internal time bomb', a deadly mechanism that can be used against them. Scientists were able to determine the structure and operating mechanism of the proteins involved. This clears the road for finding ways to set the clock on this internal time bomb and, hopefully, in the process developing a new class of antibiotics.

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