Frog skin may provide 'kiss of death' for antibiotic-resistant germs
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 10:14
in Biology & Nature
Kissing a frog won't turn it into a prince - except in fairy tales - but frogs may be hopping toward a real-world transformation into princely allies in humanity's battle with antibiotic-resistant infections that threaten millions of people worldwide. Scientists today reported that frog skin contains natural substances that could be the basis for a powerful new genre of antibiotics.