Antibiotic resistance is a major public health challenge of our time. In the US alone, more than 2 million people develop a treatment-resistant infection every year. Therefore, tackling superbugs is the focus of recent researches. A recent study by the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle has demonstrated the internal destruction of bacteria using a Gallium metal– an iron like compound. This molecule looks similar to food and can trick bacteria into engulfing it.
Once inside, it destroys the microbes. This was successfully used to treat lung infections in mice and humans. It acts by disrupting the mechanism used by bacteria to make a new DNA. Source: Medical News Today
