In this enlightening episode, we're joined by Dr. Santos, a scientist at the forefront of finding innovative solutions to the global health crisis posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. He shares his fascinating research on the use of visible light-activated synthetic molecular machines (MMs) as a unique and effective antibacterial therapy.

Dr. Santos's work shows that these MMs can kill a broad range of bacteria, including the notorious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, in mere minutes. This represents a significantly quicker action than conventional antibiotics. We delve into how these MMs operate, including their ability to disrupt bacterial membranes physically and enhance the effect of conventional antibiotics when used at sublethal doses.

In this conversation, we discuss the impressive fact that no resistance develop ...