Researchers develop gel that wards off superbugs

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Researchers develop gel that wards off superbugs

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-develop-gel-wards-off-superbugs-161701958.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cjRPiOiQNzAPoBs5DcX6aA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/shutterstock_15.48b76082444.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Researchers develop gel that wards off superbugs" align="left" title="Researchers develop gel that wards off superbugs" border="0" /></a>A team of researchers from the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University in Canada has made a breakthrough in the war on hospital superbugs, have used natural proteins to develop an innovative antibacterial gel that kills the dreaded Pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococci and E.coli. The potion is capable of breaking down bacteria coating called biofilm which has roughly the same consistency of pudding and which is the culprit of antibacterial resistance. &quot;Our gels are unique as they target and kill the most resistant forms of hospital superbugs,&quot; said lead researcher Dr. Garry Laverty. &quot;It involves the use of gels composed of the building blocks of natural proteins, called peptides.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>

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