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Copper-carrying compound targets and kills MRSA bacteria by mimicking iron
- January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph infection that is resistant to usual treatments. The team's research is published in the journal mSphere.
Originally published at Phys.org