Precision Antibiotics Target Bacteria

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Sophisticated computer models open door to far more targeted antibiotics

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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have developed computer models that could give the disease-fighting drugs a laser-like precision to target only specific bacteria in specific parts of the body.

As it stands, antibiotics kill bacteria indiscriminately; increasing numbers of dangerous bugs are growing resistant.

UVA 's new approach would dramatically limit how often bacteria are exposed to antibiotics.

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