If antibiotics can come from plants, why not from alligators? New research presented on April 6 at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans showed that protein extracts from alligator blood was able to kill various types of bacteria in laboratory tests, including the so-called “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The goal is to eventually harness the potential of these proteins into antibiotics safe for human use. Full story.
April 8, 2008
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:20 pm
Thanks for the intriguing read! Alright playtime is over and back to school work.