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Researchers Discover How to Turn One Germ's Drug Resistance Into an Achilles' Heel

Rifampicin resistant tuberculosis is a major global health crisis. A new study shows that the most common rifampicin resistance mutation in tuberculosis rewires bacterial gene regulation in a way that creates specific metabolic vulnerabilities. The findings could guide the development of combination therapies designed not only to kill drug resistant tuberculosis, but to suppress drug resistance itself.

June 2, 2026


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