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(Amherst, MA) Over 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year according to the CDC, leaving researchers scrambling to find new ways to defeat antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.” A team led by UMass Amherst has discovered how to sabotage the mechanisms these ‘superbugs’ use to infect host cells. Alejandro Heuck, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, at UMass Amherst has figured out that by sabotaging the pathogen’s machine, instead of trying to kill it, it becomes ineffective and does not develop resistance. Read more on this research here