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John Sayers

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A BBC television producer working in Australia has stumbled on a substance that can kill bacteria immune to standard antibiotics.


The BBC's director-general Greg Dyke says the discovery was made during the filming of saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia for a science documentary.


He says the producer noticed that despite the horrendous injuries crocodiles inflict on each other, their wounds rarely get infected.


The documentary team got a blood sample from a croc and researchers have since isolated what they have termed a novel anti-microbial peptide.


Mr Dyke says tests have found the substance kills strains of virulent bacteria that are resistant to all standard antibiotics.


The substance has been named Crocodillin.


 

 

This is a great find. We need this new antibiotic as our current ones are losing their ability to knock out the heavyweight bacteria.

 

cheers

john

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