Deadly 'superbugs' destroyed by molecular drills

(Rice University) Motorized molecules activated by light target and drill through highly antibiotic resistant bacteria and kill them within minutes. The molecules can open bacteria to attack by drugs they previously resisted. The strategy could be applied to bacterial infections or diseases on the skin, in the lungs or in the gastrointestinal tract.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news