Antibiotic destroying bacteria. Computer illustration showing antimicrobial peptides penetrating a bacterium's membrane (lower centre) according to th

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Antibiotic destroying bacteria. Computer illustration showing antimicrobial peptides penetrating a bacterium's membrane (lower centre) according to the carpet model. A micelle forms from the microbial lipid bilayer (the fatty molecules), and the cell is punctured.

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Photo credit: © NICOLLE R. FULLER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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