UCSD biochemists discover bacteria's achilles' heel

[RyanJ]

A new devlopment in the war against bacteria could be comming very soon thanks to researchers at the University of California.

 

All cells use proteins, our body does, bacteria and viruses are the same. The process of protein replication is quite complex and it involves the unfolding of DNA or in bacteria RNA. So we can conclude that finding a drug to target the unfolded RNA while it is in this stage would block protein replication and so stop the cell functioning correctly, eventually killing the cell.

 

Currently bacteria are becoming resistant to all our antibiotics, MRSA is an example and this new discovery could give a much needed edge back to researchers.

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/04/060406102644.htm

 

- Ryan Jones