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Killing Superbugs with Star-Shaped Polymers, not Antibiotics

Press Release | Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne | September 13, 2016

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 by a team from the Melbourne School of Engineering...

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