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  • Antibiotic in frogs
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    Scientists unlock frogs’ antibacterial secrets to combat superbugs

    2025-03-26T16:52:26.827Z

    Researchers exploited natural peptides derived from frogs and improved their structural designs as antibiotic candidates, which are effective against complex mock bacterial communities of drug-resistant pathogens in preclinical tests, sparing beneficial microbiota and human cells.