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Custom-built drug shows its powers against tuberculosis

An upgraded antibiotic holds promise for treating tuberculosis strains that are resistant to existing treatments.
Transmission electron micrograph of a section through Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria

The levels of tuberculosis bacteria (artificially coloured) in the lungs of mice fell after treatment with the antibiotic SEQ-9. Credit: AMI Images/Elizabeth Libby White/Science Photo Library

A designer antibiotic successfully treats tuberculosis (TB) in mice and can also kill drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria growing in laboratory dishes1.

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Nature 615, 10 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00494-3

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  1. Zhang, J. et al. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.01.043 (2023).

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