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December 03, 2013

A New Weapon in the War Against Superbugs
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Dec 03, 2013
In the arms race between bacteria and modern medicine, bacteria have gained an edge. In recent decades, bacterial resistance to antibiotics has developed faster than the production of new antibiotics, making bacterial infections increasingly difficult to treat. Scientists worry that a particularly virulent and deadly "superbug" could one day join the ranks of existing untreatable bacteria, causing a public health catastrophe comparable with the Black Death. Now research led by Dr. Udi Qimron of Te ... read more

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