Infectious Arms Race.

DRUG resistance in microorganisms; ANTIBIOTICS; PHARMACEUTICAL industry; ANTI-infective agents; DRUG efficacy

Reports on the efforts of drug developers to produce antibiotics that are effective against resistant bacteria. How scientists are turning to advances in genomics, molecular biology and chemical synthesis to develop the first new antibiotics in a generation; Use of the viruses known as phages to kill bacteria; Opinion that, rather than eradicating pathogens, the goal should be to favor milder strains.