Scientists have long been fascinated by two promising classes of antibiotics that disable RNA polymerase (RNAP). They knew that these drugs could grind gene expression to a halt in several pathogens, including the bacterium behind tuberculosis, by binding to specific locations in RNAP. But desp...

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-uncover-hidden-mechanism-rna.html)

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