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New biological antibiotics can beat tuberculosis This marks the first time that researchers have managed to develop a ‘biological antibiotic’ from human antibodies. Dr. Natalia Freund in her lab. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv University Researchers at Tel Aviv University have demonstrated in laboratory mice that monoclonal antibodies can be substituted for antibiotics to hinder the growth of tuberculosis germs. It’s estimated that around a quarter of the world’s population is infected by tuberculosis. In Israel, there are about 200 cases a year. Antibiotics are the usual course of treatment, but antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis are now as high as 40 percent in some countries.

United statesNatalia freundNature communicationsResearchers at tel aviv universityTel aviv universityAvia watsonSackler medical facultyTel avivMonoclonal antibodiesஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்நடாலியா ஃப்ரீண்ட்இயற்கை தகவல்தொடர்புகள்ஆராய்ச்சியாளர்கள் இல் தொலைபேசி அவிவ் பல்கலைக்கழகம்தொலைபேசி அவிவ் பல்கலைக்கழகம்அவிய வாட்சன்ஸ்யாக்லர் மருத்துவ ஆசிரிய