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Can superbugs be squashed with better drugs after enzyme discovery by Hong Kong team?

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Researchers in Hong Kong may have identified a factor behind a rise in superbugs after discovering a type of enzyme that can break down antibiotics. The team from the University of Science and Technology said the find could help pharmaceutical companies develop more effective drugs for bacteria strains that have become increasingly resistant. Scientists studied the effect of a particular type of enzyme – found in bacteria – on peptide antibiotics, a chemically diverse class of the...

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