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2018-04-07 Science & Technology

IBM lab designs molecule to kill drug-resistant superbugs

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-04-07 03:50|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 It carries a negative electrical charge, so is drawn—like a magnet—to the positively charged surfaces of infectious cells.

Ion channel transport?
That doesn't sound good.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-07 08:20|| 2018-04-07 08:20|| Front Page Top

#2 "IBM's Almaden Research Laboratory"
"Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology"

So it begins. These guys have already built these facilities, and you can bet their job isn't wait until a good idea comes along.
They're already working on something, or the bean counters would shut them down.

Posted by ed in texas 2018-04-07 10:32|| 2018-04-07 10:32|| Front Page Top

#3 So what happens if it crashes and you have to reboot; does the infection reinitialize also???

{IBM: I've Been Medicated)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2018-04-07 20:25|| 2018-04-07 20:25|| Front Page Top

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