Nanobiotic Lifesavers
By Jack Mason

Technology Review on the Web
October 23, 2001

Synthetic peptide rings can self-assemble into antibiotic nanotubes that puncture deadly bacteria.

Nanotubes that construct themselves out of peptide rings may offer an effective new weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat of incurable diseases.

Nanobiotic Lifesavers (MIT Technology Review)