Brian Conlon, PhD, and microbiologists from his lab in the UNC School of Medicine point to a specific protein that interferes with common antibiotics and their abilities to completely kill off bacteria.
Read the full story on the UNC Health Newsroom website here: https://news.unchealthcare.org/2026/01/unc-research-finds-immune-system-protein-drives-antibiotic-tolerance/
This study is also featured in articles on the MSN and Phys.org websites: