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Weekly Dose: doxycycline treats a host of human plagues, but it won't work forever

  • Written by Harin Karunajeewa, Associate Professor, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
imagePathogens like malaria get inside our cells - so an antibiotic to combat them needs to as well. Penn State/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Doxycycline is an antibiotic drug that kills a wide, weird and wonderful range of bugs that are often difficult to treat with other antibiotics. These include bacteria and parasites that take up residence inside our cells...

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