A microbial mystery.

• Autores: Melinda Wenner Moyer
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 309, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 26-26
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses a lack of knowledge among scientists on how antibiotics work. Topics include a study by biomedical engineer James Collins at Boston University that suggests antibiotics increase bacterial levels of reactive oxygen species, fatally corroding the bacteria's DNA and studies by genome scientist Colin Manoil at the University of Washington and microbiologist James Imlay at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign disputing Collins' results.