Semiconductor Technique Could Attack MRSA

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and infectious diseases, like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are big problems in institutions like jails, hospitals and schools where people come in close contact with one another. And these infections are, almost by definition, extremely difficult to fight. IBM, along with the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, used principles involved in semiconductor development to make new nanostructures that detect and destroy antibiotic-resistant infections.

These nanostructures are physically attracted to infected cells like a magnet, allowing them to selectively eradicate bacteria without