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In the Age of Synthetic Biology, Will Antimicrobial Peptides be the Next Generation of Antibiotics?
6 Aug 2020
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Antibiotics have changed human health and revolutionised medical practice since the Second World War. Today, the use of antibiotics is increasingly limited by the rise of antimicrobial-resistant strains. Additionally, broad-spectrum antibiotic activity is not adapted to maintaining a balanced microbiome essential for human health. Targeted antimicrobials could overcome these two drawbacks. Although the rational...
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