Link: Decoy Makes Sitting Duck Of Superbugs.
A DNA-based therapy could slash the development time of new drugs to combat antibiotic resistant superbugs.
Scientists from the John Innes Centre have proven that by taking a short stretch of DNA from a bacterium and delivering it with an existing antibiotic they can switch off antibiotic resistance.
Together with technology transfer company PBL, the scientists have launched a spin-out company, Procarta Biosystems Ltd, to develop the technology.
"The DNA sequence acts as a decoy, disrupting gene expression and blocking resistance", said Dr Michael McArthur from JIC.
