Magnifying glass revealing bacteria in the soil, surrounded by grass.

Malacidins: Finding New Antibiotics in the Dirt

Sometimes a new more-powerful antibiotic is right under your feet. Dirt may be the answer to a new class of antibiotics scientists have named malacidins. In something as simple and everyday as dirt, researchers at Rockefeller University in New York, have found a new antibiotic that shows promise for wiping out some of our toughest …

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