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antibacterial

[an-tee-bak-teer-ee-uhl, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti bækˈtɪər i əl, ˌæn taɪ- /


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Antibacterial PNAs are still being tested in lab dishes and animals and have not yet moved into human trials.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

Antibacterial wipes showed up on conference room tables as infections crept closer.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

Antibacterial products are the ones that can encourage the development of drug-resistant germs — and they don’t kill viruses, anyway.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2020

Antibacterial soap has led to the rise of superbugs.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018

“That was not fun,” recalls Thomas Dick, who led the project at Novartis, and now directs the Antibacterial Drug Discovery Laboratory at the National University of Singapore after Novartis dropped out of TB drug discovery.

From Nature • Oct. 9, 2013




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