The world urgently needs new antibiotics. In 2019 alone, antibiotic-resistant bacteria killed more than 4.5 million people ...

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Engineered frog-derived peptides may become powerful new antibiotics, showing strong results against resistant bacteria in early testing. Frogs have thrived for hundreds of millions of years, adapting ...

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Study reveals how butanol affects biofuel-producing microbes' cell membranes, aiding more efficient production.

In seeking new antibiotic sources, researchers have turned to an unlikely source: a whiffy frog known as Odorrana andersonii.

A natural antibacterial molecule shows clinical promise. Its unusual binding site is on an excellent target: ...

Engineers have derived potent new antibiotics from a frog's secretions. The new molecules demonstrated capabilities on par with existing last-resort antibiotics, without harming human cells or ...

Using microorganisms, researchers have successfully developed a new bio-based plastic to replace conventional plastic.

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