Antibiotics are arguably the greatest contribution of modern medicine. However their healing power is threatened by bacteria becoming more resistant. Until recently drug companies’ answer to declining potency was to put stronger chemicals—with potentially stronger side-effects—in the antibiotics. Scientists have now found a natural fungus that restores the potency of some antibiotics by neutralizing an antibiotic resistant gene found in some bacteria.
Antibiotics regain potency with help of natural fungus
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