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> New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria

But will it kill humans too?

There's lots of antibiotics out there. Most of them will kill everything, including us, and we don't want them.



People need to learn to actually read articles before writing comments. As the other commenter posted it’s literally answered in the first paragraph.


First paragraph.

"Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic molecule that targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria — even strains resistant to commercial drugs — and is not toxic to human cells. [1]"

"[1] Jangra, M. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08723-7 (2025)."




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