How 'Ninjas' Are Fighting Superbugs

"Ninjas" are coming to the rescue in the fight against superbugs. Researchers at IBM have developed materials one thousand times smaller than a grain of sand that attack antibiotic-resistant bacteria and infectious diseases by tracking them down in the body and stealthily ripping through the outer wall of their cells, spilling out their contents and causing them to drop dead. These breakthrough materials in nanomedicine, dubbed "ninja particles," are miniscule, non-toxic structures that biodegra...