Chemical compounds in trees can fight deadly staph infections in humans

Most people would never suspect that a 'trash tree,' one with little economic value and often removed by farmers due to its ability to destroy farmland, could be the key to fighting a deadly bacterium. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found an antibiotic in the Eastern Red Cedar tree that is effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a 'superbug' that is resistant to most medications...

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