Humanity might not go out with a bang, but a sniffle – at least if the terrifyingly-plausible "superbug" scenario comes to pass. As bacteria increasingly evolve resistance to antibiotics, we could be cast back into "the dark ages of medicine" in the next few decades. But now we might have a new way to fight back. Researchers at Oxford University have discovered a "genetic catalyst" that lets the bugs develop resistance – and they might be able to switch it off.
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Category: Biology
Tags:
- Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- Bacteria
- Drugs
- Evolution
- Genetics
- Oxford University
- Superbugs
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