Jorn Bolstad Christensen, University of Copenhagen (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen

Jorn Bolstad Christensen, University of Copenhagen

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As infections such as tuberculosis have become immune to an ever widening range of antibiotics, doctors have looked on helplessly. Now a chemist at the University of Copenhagen has pioneered a novel way to battle multidrug resistant bacteria. By tweaking a well known psychoactive drug he revitalizes worn-out drugs like sulpha and penicillin.

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