From CBC Nova Scotia:

A team of researchers at Cape Breton University, working with a life-science company in Halifax, is confident it has found a chink in the armour of antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains commonly known as "superbugs."

Superbugs are pathogens that have evolved to be immune to antibiotics.

The research project, based out of Cape Breton University and funded by Halifax-based Chelation Partners, is focused on finding a way around that resistance.

Trisha Ang and Roger Gumbau-Brisa are post-doctoral researchers working on the project, which is built on the concept of weakening bacteria by starving them of iron.

"Iron is an essential nutrient for cellular growth — and in turn, essential for the growth of bacteria," Ang said.

"By denying iron to bacteria you're inhibiting their growth, inhibiting their spread."

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