In 2009, the Denmark team designed E. coli such that it produced a chemical called RIP (RNA III-inhibiting-peptide). This chemical breaks down the ability of S. aureus to communicate with each other. This process is called quorum quenching. The E. coli they designed quenches the communication between S. aureus cells and therefore inhibits them from spreading and also increases the chance of antibiotics working.
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