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‘Achilles heel’ of antibiotic-resistant bacteria discovered in life-saving breakthrough

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Researchers at the University of California-San Diego have uncovered an unexpected vulnerability that could change how we fight antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” The discovery comes at a crucial time.

Drug-resistant infections already claim over one million lives annually , with deaths projected to nearly double to two million per year by 2050 .

The Army Research Office funded critical components of the work under grants W911NF-22-1-0107.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided additional funding.

The authors have declared no competing interests, ensuring the integrity and impartiality of the research.

Researcher S. Banu Ozkan received support from the National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (award 1715591).

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