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Antibiotics from Bug Brains

(4)Sep-07-10

Researchers have discovered that brain tissue from insects like cockroaches and locusts contain a powerful antibiotic quality.

Tests show that more than 90 percent of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Escherichia coli without doing harm to human cells in lab tests.

The hope is that new kinds of antibiotics could be created to treat infections that are resistant to conventional drugs.

Antibiotics from Bug Brains

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on Antibiotics from Bug Brains

GROSS and COOL at the same time
Posted by john barringer on September 8, 2010

yukkkkkkkk ya nausty
Posted by bob mcloven on September 8, 2010

is it applicable for human medication? as we know that cockroach are germ carrier.
Posted by rael reynoso on September 8, 2010

Quite interesting. Could be true. Remembered grandma used to tell us to eat lightly roasted cockcoaches when we have open wounds and so on. Just peel apart and roast over a candle. Yaks, but we ate them anyway. Not so tasty but smells great when roasted.
Posted by jimmy einergy on September 20, 2010

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