Still from a time-lapse microscopy video of E. coli cells treated with semapimod in the presence of SYTOX Blue. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Since the 1970s, modern antibiotic discovery has been experiencing a lull. Now the World Health Organization has declared the antimicrobial resistance crisis as one of the top 10 global public health threats. When an infection is treated repeatedly, clinicians run the risk of bacteria becoming resistant to the antibiotics. But why would an ...