Irish scientists develop agent to fight superbugs

A new discovery could stem the spread of deadly superbugs predicted to kill millions of people worldwide over the coming decades.

A team of Irish scientists has found an agent that can be baked into everyday items like smartphones and door handles to combat bacterial infections such as MRSA and E.coli.

The nanotechnology has a 99.9 % kill-rate of potentially lethal and drug-resistant bacteria, they say.