Nanoparticles vs. bacteria

Researchers from Singapore and China have cobbled together

multiple drug delivery and targeting strategies to create a single 20-amino-acid peptide that self-assembles into an antimicrobial nanoparticle.¹ The nanoparticles cross the blood brain barrier and have shown activity in rabbits infected with meningitis, although more studies are needed to show whether the compounds affect healthy tissue or provoke unwanted immune responses...