Scientists create ‘living medicine’ to tackle lung infections

Scientists believe they have found a new solution for drug-resistant lung infections

a cross-section of a mouse lung infected with Pseudonomas aeruginosa (Rocco Mazzolini / CRG / SWNS)

A ‘living medicine’ has been created to tackle drug-resistant lung infections.

The breakthrough offers a new strategy to combat the leading cause of mortality in hospitals.

In experiments, it worked on mice infected with pneumonia.