Conceptual Illustration of Silver Key Unlocking Medicine Cabinet (IMAGE)

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

Conceptual Illustration of Silver Key Unlocking Medicine Cabinet

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Silver unlocks new potential for four common antibiotics, allowing them to kill bacteria that previously withstood their effects.

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Cristobal R. Guerra

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