Supercomputer Simulations Help Develop New Approach to Fight Antibiotic Resistance (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Supercomputer Simulations Help Develop New Approach to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

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ORNL researchers used supercomputing to identify chemicals that seek out and disrupt the assembly of bacterial proteins called efflux pumps, known to be a major cause of antibiotic resistance.

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ORNL/University of Oklahoma

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