Research may lead to staph's demise

When University of Illinois Professor Eric Oldfield happened on a brief article about scientists in San Diego finding a new way to curtail the virulence of deadly staph infections, it was like reading about an old friend.

If you count protein molecules and chemical reactions among your crew, that is.

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