Molecular tweezers to destroy bacteria

Researchers from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University and elsewhere have developed “molecular tweezers” to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The tweezers destroy the biofilm that protects the bacteria against the immune system. Bacteria cannot develop resistance to this method of attack.

https://americansforbgu.org/bgu-molecular-tweezers-battle-bacteria/

https://www.cell.com/cell-chemical-biology/fulltext/S2451-9456(21)00152-5

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