Frog skin may provide 'kiss of death' for antibiotic-resistant germs
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 11:07
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. Scientists reported that frog skin contains substances that could be the basis for a new genre of antibiotics.