In soil-dwelling bacteria, scientists find a new weapon to fight drug-resistant superbugs “They’ve used a clever approach to mine for antibiotics,” said microbiologist Kim Lewis, who directs Northeastern University’s Antimicrobial Discovery Center and wasn’t involved in the work. By narrowing their search for the DNA signature of calcium dependence, they were able to find a needle in a haystack — and find a promising compound. “Now we need […]