Context: Streptococcus mutans is one of the primary bacteria responsible for tooth decay / cavities. This company developed a peptide that kills S. mutans and n

Context: Streptococcus mutans is one of the primary bacteria responsible for tooth decay / cavities. This company developed a peptide that kills S. mutans and nothing else. It's basically a cavity drug. Edit: On closer reading, I should say, it kills S. mutans much faster than anything else, fast enough that you can call it targeted. They're also developing treatments for Clostridium difficile, which lives in your gut and kills like 30,000 people a year in the US, and MRSA. http://www.c3-jian.com/pipeline/ http://www.c3-jian.com/pipeline/