Chemicals vs. drugs (Part 1): The end of bacitracin / the buzz around halicin
This newsletter has a follow-up here and here. Dear All, Today’s theme is a 3-part journey that could be subtitled “Many are called, but few are chosen,” or “It’s easy to kill bacteria — steam, fire, and bleach are consistently effective — but those aren’t drugs!” Our first stop is with a very old compound, bacitracin.