# Possible new weapon against drug-resistant bacteria

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**Created:** [December 29, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-weapon-against-drug-resistant-bacteria/929205 "2020-12-29T23:59:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-weapon-against-drug-resistant-bacteria/929205/1 "2020-12-29T23:59:18Z")

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We sometimes get headlines about medical advances that never quite advance, but this sounds very interesting. I hope that this one pans out.

Researchers at the University of Colorado have been looking for new ways to attack antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

> With a tough exterior membrane that prevents antibiotics from accessing the cell, and another interior membrane providing a buffer, these bacteria (including _Salmonella_ and _E. coli_ ) are inherently difficult to treat.
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> But unlike other drugs, JD1 takes advantage of the host’s initial immune assault on that outer bacterial membrane, then slips inside and goes after the inner membrane too.

> **[With COVID-19 exacerbating the threat of superbugs, researchers ID new weapon](https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/12/23/covid-19-exacerbating-threat-superbugs-researchers-id-new-weapon)**
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> CU Boulder researchers have discovered a new compound capable of pushing past the defenses of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It, and other recent discoveries from the lab, could lead to a new arsenal for combating the rising threat of superbugs.