'Superbugs use "decoys" to avoid death by antibiotics'
Superbugs use "decoy flares" to distract antibiotic drugs that would otherwise kill them, a new research has claimed. Conducted on antibiotic-resistant 'MRSA' bacteria, the study found that the micro-organism releases a wave of 'decoy' fat molecules similar to the outer layer of its cellular body. These fat molecules are mistakenly targeted by drugs, which get consumed up in the process.