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Here's Today's Feel-Good Story:
A new antibiotic is 100% successful in animal trials in eliminating one of three antibiotic-resistant infections that pose the greatest risk to human health.
“LPS allows bacteria to live in harsh environments, and it also allows them to evade attack by our immune system,” Dr. Michael Lobritz, the global head of infectious diseases at Roche Pharma, told the Guardian.
“This is the first time we’ve found anything that operates in this way, so it is unique in its chemical makeup and mechanism of action.”