Scientists search for new ways to treat infection
<p> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Tedder">Tedder</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span>, <span word="deoxyribonucleic">deoxyribonucleic</span> <span word="acid">acid</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="observation">observation</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span>. <span word="Molds">Molds</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bacteria">bacteria</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>, <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="Fleming">Fleming</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Penicillium">Penicillium</span>. <span word="Fleming">Fleming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span>, <span word="Ernst">Ernst</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Chain">Chain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Florey">Florey</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nobel">Nobel</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> "<span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="penicillin">penicillin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="curative">curative</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>."</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="penicillin">penicillin</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="germs">germs</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>. <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Monash">Monash</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="antibacterial">antibacterial</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="protein">protein</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="PlyC">PlyC</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="protein">protein</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="antibiotics">antibiotics</span>.</p>
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