Young Inventors Work On Secret Proteins To Thwart Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

"Three college-age scientists think they know how to solve a huge problem facing medicine. They think they've found a way to overcome antibiotic resistance."

"Many of the most powerful antibiotics have lost their efficacy against dangerous bacteria, so finding new antibiotics is a priority."

"It's too soon to say for sure if the young researchers are right, but if gumption and enthusiasm count for anything, they stand a fighting chance."

"I met Zach Rosenthal, Christian Choe and Maria Filsinger Interrante in the lower level of the Shriram Center for Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering on the campus of Stanford University."

"Filsinger Interrante just graduated from Stanford and is now in an M.D./Ph.D. program. Rosenthal and Choe are rising seniors."