Anatoly Kolomeisky and Hamid Teimouri, Rice University (IMAGE)

Rice University

Anatoly Kolomeisky and Hamid Teimouri, Rice University

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Rice University researchers Anatoly Kolomeisky, left, and Hamid Teimouri have built a theoretical model to predict how long, on average, it takes to eradicate a bacterial infection with antibiotics. The model could help doctors fight resistance by prescribing antibiotics that neither over- or under-dose a patient.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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