Researcher's compound disables bacteria instead of killing them (infect, eye, disease)

[Brian.Pearson]

A microbiologist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has discovered a different approach: Instead of killing the bacteria, why not disarm them, quashing disease without the worry of antibiotic resistance?
Ching-Hong Yang, associate professor of biological sciences, has developed a compound that shuts off the "valve" in a pathogen's DNA that allows it to invade and infect.
The research is so promising that two private companies are testing it with an eye toward commercialization

[Tek_Freek]

Casterization is a handy tool.