Fight Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have come up with a new form of treatment using a technique called the microwave-assisted chemistry to design compounds called N-acylated L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) to deal with bacteria. This technique emphasizes on the concept on how bacteria behave in numbers, how they communicate with one another in order to mount an invasion of the body's system.

Quoted from Guardian Unlimited,

"These compounds are similar to those used by bacteria, but with one important difference - when they come into contact with bacteria they act as "earplugs", in effect leaving the bacteria oblivious to their neighbors. Because their communication system is cut, the bacteria never get the signal to attack or produce biofilms."

Although it is still being tested, the concept of doing such a thing is still quite amusing.

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