Powerful New Antibiotic Was 'Hiding in Plain Sight' For Decades
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Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic – in a significant discovery made not by breaking new ground, but by revisiting familiar territory. The compound, pre-methylenomycin C lactone, was discovered by a team from Warwick University in the UK and Monash University in Australia. While it's never been spotted before, it comes from a type of bacteria that scientists have studied for decades . Potentially, it could help fight bacteria that have become increasingly resistant to
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