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    Green light activates this antibiotic only where it’s needed

    2025-06-11T12:00:00Z

    To make a more efficient antibiotic treatment, researchers have modified penicillin so that it’s activated only by green light. In early tests, the approach precisely controlled bacterial growth and improved survival outcomes for infected insects.