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coldtea
on Nov 15, 2013
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New antibiotic kills off persistent infections
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killing bacteria alone isnt a problem. Killing bacteria while keeping a human alive starts to complicate the problem.
Thank you Captain Obvious.
Fomite
on Nov 15, 2013
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You'd think this was "Captain Obvious", but this is genuinely a challenge for some bacterial infections. Its even worse for fungal infections, as fungi are eukaryotic and thus share a alarming number of potential drug targets with human cells.
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Thank you Captain Obvious.