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Article: New penicillin booby-traps bacteria.(Brief Article)
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- Science News
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- October 24, 1998
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For years after its introduction as a drug in the 1940s, penicillin served as the first-line defense against bacterial infections. Bacteria evolved, however, into new strains with the ability to survive the drug. Now, many infections are resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics, fueling fears that doctors may soon run out of tools to keep these diseases in check.
A new study suggests that, with modification, penicillin might still have some punch left. Researchers at the University of Limerick in Ireland have attached a molecular booby trap to penicillin that can potentially defeat resistant bacteria. Timothy P. Smyth and his colleagues reported their ...
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