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Published online 30 May 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020527-7
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Sweat and tears drive bugs apart
Natural antibacterial stops bugs finding strength in numbers.
A natural component of bodily secretions seems to stop bacteria amassing into tough drug-resistant sheets, shows new research. Drugs that mimic the protein could starve chronic infections into submission.
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