There’s no question that the discovery of antibiotics just under 100 years ago has had a profound impact on the world. However, the rise of drug-resistant bacteria is now painting more of a grim picture, with some studies predicting that it could claim as many as 10 million lives by 2050.
  •  Hirom   ( @Hirom@beehaw.org ) OP
    2•1 year ago

    this new kind of drug was tested in trials on bacteria-infected wax moth larvae, it was more effective than just vancomycin on its own, and the pathogen was unable to develop resistance to it.

    The hard part comes next: clinical trials.