Researchers hunting for new antibiotics might get some aid from gator blood. Scientists are zeroing in on snippets of proteins found in American alligator blood that kill a wide range of disease-causing microbes and bacteria, including the formidable MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
BLOOD BATTALION. Alligator blood harbors proteins that show promise for fighting several disease-causing microbes, including methicillin-resistant bacteria.
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