New antibiotic could make food safer and cows healthier
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 19:30
in Health & Medicine
Food-borne diseases might soon have another warrior to contend with, thanks to a new molecule discovered by chemists. The new antibiotic, an analog of the widely used food preservative nisin, also has potential to be a boon to the dairy industry as a treatment for bovine mastitis.