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| 9/7/2010 |
Study: Insect Brains Could Help Fight MRSA
(Undated) -- New research shows locust and cockroach brains could hold the key to killing super bugs like MRSA [[ mersa ]]. The study presented at a meeting of the Society of General Microbiology pointed out a number of chemicals in the insects' brains that all had anti-microbrial properties. Researchers say these chemicals were strong enough to kill 90-percent of MRSA, but didn't hurt human cells in the process. The author of the study says 90-percent is a very high kill rate, especially since he diluted the substance used in the study. More testing is still needed for safety before the compound could be developed into a drug for human use. |
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