London - Scientists have struck a blow in the war against superbugs by unravelling the genetic codes of two of the most feared antibiotic resistant organisms, it was disclosed yesterday.
Researchers in Japan worked out the chemical sequences making up the DNA of two drug-resistant strains of the infectious bug Staphylococcus aureus. One, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has become a scourge of hospitals where it infects people after operations.
