QUB create an antibacterial gel that can kill threatening hospital superbugs

A gel that can kill the fatal superbug that left four babies dead in neo-natal units across Northern Ireland has been developed by a team of Queen’s University scientists.

Dr Garry Laverty and his team at Queen’s University researched and created the gel that destroys the bacteria.  This development could be a major breakthrough in the battle against deadly diseases that can infect hospitals globally.

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