Antibiotic explorers: The intricate quest to discover where tetracyclines go in human cells
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 16:10
in Health & Medicine
We know that antibiotics treat bacterial infections. We also know why they work. Tetracycline antibiotics, for example, stop bacteria from making protein. Like a boot on a wheel, the drugs bind to the bacterial cell's ribosome—where protein is made—and prevent it from working. Without protein, the bacteria weaken and die.