Health
Strange Forms of Vitamins Called ‘Antivitamins’ May Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs – ScienceAlert
Bacteria’s troublesome talent for developing resistance against antibiotics is a rapidly growing health threat.
Bacteria’s troublesome talent for developing resistance against antibiotics is a rapidly growing health threat.
This ability has ancient origins and is allowing diseases like MRSA and gonorrhoea to kill around 700,000 people annually around the world. And these superbugs are now finding their way into other animals, like dolphins, too.
Now, scientists think they may have found an alternative way to treat infectious diseases – rare molecules known as ‘antivitamins’.
Traditional antibiotics tar…
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