IBM e le nanoparticelle in medicina

IBM Nanoparticles destroy bacteria that resist drugs


IBM scientists produced a new kind of nanoparticle that is able to destroy the membrane walls of specific drug-resistant bacteria strains, which then leaves the cells to deteriorate harmlessly without a trace.
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The system successfully destroyed methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) germs in laboratory tests with infected mice. The results were published in the journal Nature Chemistry. This method has not been tested on humans yet, but IBM said that they are currently in negotiations with pharmaceutical companies looking into creating a human trial. They won’t say who they are negotiating with.

Anyone out there feel like volunteering?

MRSA bacteria are found all over the world, and the germs are responsible for millions of deaths caused by various infections, including respiratory infections.

This new IBM technology could be used to easily treat drug resistant microorganisms. It has the potential to literally save millions of lives, that is, if the human test subjects don’t die.

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