Wednesday, April 27, 2005

460: Researchers Make Gains in Understanding Antibiotic Resistance | Science Blog

Researchers Make Gains in Understanding Antibiotic Resistance | Science Blog:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers chiseling away at the problem of antibiotic resistance now have a detailed explanation of how the drugs' main cellular target in bacteria evolves to become resistant to some of these medications. The findings are already leading to new experimental antibiotics that are being engineered to circumvent resistance, which is a major worldwide health problem.