Article 67ZZP GM bacteria could combat antibiotic resistance, study suggests

GM bacteria could combat antibiotic resistance, study suggests

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Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
from Science | The Guardian on (#67ZZP)

Re-engineered bacteria able to target drug-resistant infections in mice, research finds

Genetically modified bacteria could be used to treat intractable lung infections, according to research aiming to combat the threat of antibiotic resistance.

The research, in mice, showed that a re-engineered bacteria could be used to target drug-resistant infections and make them susceptible to antibiotics that would otherwise be ineffective.

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