‘Poisoned arrow’ defeats antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Poison is lethal all on its own — as are arrows — and together, they can take down the strongest opponents. A team of Princeton researchers have found an antibiotic that simultaneously punctures bacterial walls and destroys folate within their cells — killing like a poisoned arrow — while proving immune to antibiotic resistance.

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