11/06/2026
Researchers at the University of Illinois have found a new antibiotic that acts on the E-site of the bacterial ribosome, the first time this site has been acted on, resulting in disruption of protein synthesis.
This soil bacterium produces Manikomycin, a lead in the discovery of new antibiotics.
Learn more: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10589-2