Ultra-tough antibiotic to fight superbugs

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U.S. scientists have re-engineered a vital antibiotic in a bid to wipe out one of the world’s most threatening superbugs. Their new version of vancomycin is designed to be ultra-tough and appears to be a thousand times more potent than the old drug, PNAS journal reports. It fights bacteria in three different ways, making it […]

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May 30, 2017 at 11:55PM