New research published today in the journal Nature reveals an Achilles’ heel in the defensive barrier which surrounds drug-resistant bacterial cells.<br><br>The findings pave the way for a new wave of drugs that kill superbugs by bringing down their defensive walls rather than attacking the bacteria itself. It means that in future, bacteria may not develop drug-resistance at all.<br><br><a href="http://www.uea.ac.uk/mac/comm/media/press/2014/June/antibiotic-resistance-achilles-heel">READ MORE ON UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA</a>
