New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, misfolded proteins in the brain best known for rare and fatal degenerative brain diseases. Prion and prion-like proteins may hide short peptides, called "prionins," that can kill bacteria, suggesting proteins best kn...

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ai-reveals-unexpected-source-antibiotic.html)

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