Medical Xpress June 28, 2022
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA-based vaccines have impressively demonstrated their potential. Using this technology, scientists were able to rapidly develop and bring to market vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 that have been extremely effective at protecting millions of people against severe disease progression of COVID-19 or even death.
However, RNA-based medicine can be used to combat more than just viruses. Among others, it can also be considered as a candidate for a new type of antibiotics that can be used to treat bacterial infections in a tailored manner.
Which prerequisites these active agents need to fulfill and how they work in the bacterium—this has been investigated by researchers from the University of Würzburg (JMU). Teams from the Institute of...
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