Photo by Pietro Jeng via Pexels
Stunning images reveal for the first time how antibiotics pierce deadly bacteria’s armor.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAmqC:E:D9 D4:6?E:DED 92G6 D9@H? 9@H =:76\D2G:?8 5CF8D 42==65 A@=J>JI:?D AF?4EFC6 E96 5676?D6D @7 92C>7F= 3F8D]k^Am
kAm%96J D2J E96:C 7:?5:?8D 4@F=5 =625 E@ ?6H EC62E>6?ED 7@C 324E6C:2= :?764E:@?D DF49 2D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^_f^_d^b5\AC:?E65\>:4C@49:A\BF:4<=J\56E64ED\6\4@=:\2?5\D2=>@?6==2\:?\7@@5^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmt] 4@=:k^2m[ 6DA64:2==J FC86?E 2D 5CF8\C6D:DE2?E :?764E:@?D <:== >@C6 E92? @?6 >:==:@? A6@A=6 2 J62C]k^Am
kAm!@=J>JI:?D H6C6 5:D4@G6C65 @G6C g_ J62CD 28@ 2?5 2C6 FD65 2D 2 Q=2DE\C6D@CEQ EC62E>6?E 7@C :?764E:@?D 42FD65 3J “vC2> ?682E:G6” 324E6C:2]k^Am
kAm%96 C6D62C49 E62>[ =65 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]F4=]24]F<^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm&?:G6CD:EJ r@==686 {@?5@?k^2m W&r{X 2?5 x>A6C:2= r@==686 {@?5@? D4:6?E:DED[ 6IA=2:?65 E92E E9@D6 324E6C:2 92G6 2? @FE6C DFC7246 =2J6C E92E 24ED =:<6 2C>@C 2?5 AC6G6?ED 46CE2:? 2?E:3:@E:4D 7C@> A6?6EC2E:?8 E96 46==]k^Am
kAm!@=J>JI:?D 2C6 <?@H? E@ E2C86E E92E @FE6C =2J6C[ 3FE 9@H E96J 5:DCFAE :E 2?5 E96? <:== 324E6C:2 H2D DE:== ?@E F?56CDE@@5]k^Am
kAm%96 ?6H DEF5J[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2EFC6]4@>^?>:4C@3:@=^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm;@FC?2= }2EFC6 |:4C@3:@=@8Jk^2m[ C6G62=65 :? 9:89\C6D@=FE:@? :>286D 2?5 3:@496>:42= 6IA6C:>6?ED 9@H E96 2?E:3:@E:4 !@=J>JI:? q C2A:5=J 42FD65 Q3F>AD 2?5 3F=86DQ E@ 3C62< @FE @? E96 DFC7246 @7 2? t] 4@=: 324E6C:2= 46==]k^Am
kAm%96 AC@ECFD:@?D[ H9:49 2AA62C65 H:E9:? >:?FE6D[ H6C6 7@==@H65 3J E96 324E6C:F> C2A:5=J D9655:?8 :ED @FE6C 2C>@C]k^Am
kAm%96 C6D62C496CD 4@?4=F565 E92E E96 2?E:3:@E:4 925 EC:886C65 E96 46== E@ AC@5F46 2?5 D965 :ED 2C>@C]k^Am
kAm%96 >@C6 E96 46== EC:65 E@ 4C62E6 ?6H 2C>@C[ E96 >@C6 :E =@DE E96 2C>@C :E H2D >2<:?8[ 2E DF49 2 C2E6 E92E :E =67E 82AD :? :ED 5676?D6D[ 2==@H:?8 E96 2?E:3:@E:4 E@ 6?E6C E96 46== 2?5 <:== :E]k^Am
kAmqFE E96 E62> 7@F?5 E92E E96 AC@46DD \ AC@ECFD:@?D[ 72DE AC@5F4E:@? 2?5 D9655:?8 @7 2C>@C[ 2?5 46== 562E9 \ @?=J @44FCC65 H96? E96 46== H2D 24E:G6]k^Am
kAmx? 5@C>2?E 324E6C:2[ 2C>@C AC@5F4E:@? :D DH:E4965 @77[ >2<:?8 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^_c^`d^DEF5J\D2JD\5@4E@CD\D9@CE6?:?8\=:G6D\3J\AC6D4C:3:?8\F??646DD2CJ\2?E:3:@E:4D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm2?E:3:@E:4k^2m :?67764E:G6]k^Am
kAm$EF5J 4@\D6?:@C 2FE9@C sC] p?5C6H t5H2C5D[ @7 x>A6C:2= r@==686[ D2:5i “u@C 564256D H6’G6 2DDF>65 E92E 2?E:3:@E:4D E92E E2C86E 324E6C:2= 2C>@C H6C6 23=6 E@ <:== E96 >:4C@36D :? 2?J DE2E6[ H96E96C E96J’C6 24E:G6=J C6A=:42E:?8 @C E96J H6C6 5@C>2?E]k^Am
kAmQqFE E9:D :D?’E E96 42D6]k^Am
kAmQ%9C@F89 42AEFC:?8 E96D6 :?4C65:3=6 :>286D @7 D:?8=6 46==D[ H6’G6 366? 23=6 E@ D9@H E92E E9:D 4=2DD @7 2?E:3:@E:4D @?=J H@C<D H:E9 E96 96=A @7 E96 324E6C:F>[ 2?5 :7 E96 46==D 8@ :?E@ 2 9:36C?2E:@?\=:<6 DE2E6[ E96 5CF8D ?@ =@?86C H@C< \ H9:49 :D G6CJ DFCAC:D:?8]”k^Am
kAmw6 6IA=2:?65 E92E 364@>:?8 5@C>2?E 2==@HD 324E6C:2 E@ DFCG:G6 F?72G@C23=6 4@?5:E:@?D[ DF49 2D 2 =24< @7 7@@5]k^Am
kAm%96J 42? DE2J 5@C>2?E 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD 2?5 “H2<6 FA” H96? 4@?5:E:@?D 364@>6 >@C6 72G@C23=6]k^Am
kAm%92E 42? 2==@H 324E6C:2 E@ DFCG:G6 282:?DE 2?E:3:@E:4D[ 7@C 6I2>A=6[ 2?5 C62H2<6? E@ 42FD6 C64FCC6?E :?764E:@?D :? E96 3@5J]k^Am
kAmr@\D6?:@C 2FE9@C !C@76DD@C q2CE w@@86?3@@>[ @7 &r{[ D2:5i “!@=J>JI:?D 2C6 2? :>A@CE2?E =:?6 @7 5676?D6 282:?DE vC2>\?682E:G6 324E6C:2[ H9:49 42FD6 >2?J 5625=J 5CF8\C6D:DE2?E :?764E:@?D]k^Am
kAmQxE :D :>A@CE2?E H6 F?56CDE2?5 9@H E96J H@C<]k^Am
kAm“~FC ?6IE 492==6?86 :D E@ FD6 E96D6 7:?5:?8D E@ >2<6 E96 2?E:3:@E:4D >@C6 67764E:G6]k^Am
kAmQ~?6 DEC2E68J >:89E 36 E@ 4@>3:?6 A@=J>JI:? EC62E>6?E – 4@F?E6C:?EF:E:G6=J – H:E9 EC62E>6?ED E92E AC@>@E6 2C>@C AC@5F4E:@? 2?5^@C H2<6 FA ‘D=66A:?8’ 324E6C:2 D@ E96D6 46==D 42? 36 6=:>:?2E65 E@@]k^Am
kAm“~FC H@C< 2=D@ D9@HD H6 ?665 E@ E2<6 :?E@ 244@F?E H92E DE2E6 324E6C:2 2C6 :? H96? H6 2C6 2DD6DD:?8 E96 67764E:G6?6DD @7 2?E:3:@E:4D]”k^Am
kAm%96 t] 4@=: 46==D H6C6 :>2865 3J E96 {@?5@? r6?EC6 7@C }2?@E649?@=@8J 2E &r{]k^Am
kAmp E:?J ?665=6 \ ;FDE 2 76H ?2?@>6E6CD H:56 \ H2D CF? @G6C E96 324E6C:2= 46==[ “766=:?8” E96 D92A6 E@ 4C62E6 2? :>286[ 2 E649?:BF6 42==65 2E@>:4 7@C46 >:4C@D4@AJ[ 2E >F49 9:896C C6D@=FE:@? E92? H@F=5 36 A@DD:3=6 FD:?8 =:89E]k^Am
kAm$EF5J 4@\2FE9@C r2C@=:?2 q@CC6==:[ 2 !9s DEF56?E 2E E96 {@?5@? r6?EC6 7@C }2?@E649?@=@8J[ D2:5i “xE H2D :?4C65:3=6 D66:?8 E96 67764E @7 E96 2?E:3:@E:4 2E E96 324E6C:2= DFC7246 :? C62=\E:>6]k^Am
kAmQ~FC :>286D @7 E96 324E6C:2 5:C64E=J D9@H 9@H >F49 A@=J>JI:?D 42? 4@>AC@>:D6 E96 324E6C:2= 2C>@C]k^Am
kAmQxE :D 2D :7 E96 46== :D 7@C465 E@ AC@5F46 ‘3C:4<D’ 7@C :ED @FE6C H2== 2E DF49 2 C2E6 E92E E9:D H2== 364@>6D 5:DCFAE65[ 2==@H:?8 E96 2?E:3:@E:4 E@ :?7:=EC2E6]”k^Am
Photo by Pixabay via Pexels
kAm%96 E62> 4@>A2C65 9@H 24E:G6 2?5 :?24E:G6 t] 4@=: 46==D C6DA@?565 E@ A@=J>JI:? q :? E96 =23[ 7:?5:?8 E92E E96 2?E:3:@E:4 677:4:6?E=J 6=:>:?2E65 24E:G6 46==D \ 3FE 5:5 ?@E <:== 5@C>2?E 46==D]k^Am
kAm%96J 2=D@ E6DE65 E96 t] 4@=: 46==D’ C6DA@?D6 H:E9 2?5 H:E9@FE 2446DD E@ DF82C \ 2 7@@5 D@FC46 E92E H2<6D FA 5@C>2?E 46==D]k^Am
kAm(96? DF82C H2D AC6D6?E[ E96 2?E:3:@E:4 <:==65 AC6G:@FD=J 5@C>2?E 46==D[ 3FE @?=J 27E6C 2 56=2J @7 `d >:?FE6D – E96 E:>6 ?66565 7@C E96 324E6C:2 E@ 4@?DF>6 E96 DF82C 2?5 C6DF>6 AC@5F4E:@? @7 :ED @FE6C 2C>@C]k^Am
kAmx? 4@?5:E:@?D H96C6 E96 2?E:3:@E:4 H2D 67764E:G6[ E96 C6D62C496CD 56E64E65 >@C6 2C>@C 36:?8 C6=62D65 7C@> E96 324E6C:2]k^Am
kAm%96J 2=D@ @3D6CG65 E96 3F=86D @44FCC:?8 24C@DD E96 DFC7246 @7 E96 46==]k^Am
kAmx? 4@?5:E:@?D H96C6 :E H2D :?67764E:G6[ E96 2?E:3:@E:4 3@F?5 :ED6=7 E@ E96 @FE6C >6>3C2?6 3FE 42FD65 =:EE=6 52>286]k^Am
kAmr@\2FE9@C sC] t5 s@F8=2D[ 7C@> x>A6C:2= r@==686[ D2:5i “(6 @3D6CG65 E92E 5:DCFAE:@? @7 E96 @FE6C>@DE 2C>@C @7 E96 324E6C:2 @?=J @44FCC65 H96? E96 324E6C:2 H6C6 4@?DF>:?8 DF82C]k^Am
kAmQ~?46 H6 <?6H E92E[ H6 4@F=5 BF:4<=J 7:8FC6 @FE H92E H2D 92AA6?:?8]”k^Am
kAmr@\2FE9@C !C@76DD@C q@J2? q@?6G[ @7 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }@EE:?892>[ 25565i “(@C<:?8 E@86E96C 92D 8:G6? FD F?:BF6 :?D:89ED :?E@ 324E6C:2= A9JD:@=@8J 2?5 >@CA9@=@8J F?56C DEC6DD E92E 92G6 C6>2:?65 9:556? 7@C 564256D] }@H H6 F?56CDE2?5 36EE6C E96 H62< A@:?ED @7 324E6C:2]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.