Possible Antibiotic for MRSA Superbug

darkmeridian writes "Merck has discovered a possible treatment for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a virulent superbug resistant to many current antibiotics. The new compound, platensimycin, was found in a sample of South African soil and works by preventing the bacteria from assembling fatty acids into its cell membrane. This mechanism of action is novel among antibiotics, most of which currently block DNA assembly or protein assembly. Of course, this product still has to undergo human testing, but apparently looks promising."

Comments

Testing on humans :(

[MarkByers]

It's immoral to test on humans and it should be banned. Can't they use guinea pigs instead? That's what they were invented for.

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig (karma whoring link)