Killing Superbugs with Star-Shaped Polymers, not Antibiotics
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 10:11
in Biology & Nature
Tiny, star-shaped molecules are effective at killing bacteria that can no longer be killed by current antibiotics, new research shows. The study, published today in Nature Microbiology, holds promise for a new treatment method against antibiotic-resistant bacteria (commonly known as superbugs). The star-shaped structures, are short chains of proteins called ‘peptide polymers’, and were created […]