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Scientists revive a powerful antibiotic that superbugs had defeated
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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Scientists revive a powerful antibiotic that superbugs had defeated

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Scientists have found a way to revive vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that some dangerous bacteria have learned to resist. Instead of creating an entirely new drug, researchers paired vancomycin with a small molecule called pghi-4, which blocks a bacterial enzyme linked to resistance. The combination restored the antibiotic’s ability to kill drug-resistant E. faecium, raising hopes that similar chemical helpers could rescue other failing medicines.

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