New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C ...

Engineered frog-derived peptides may become powerful new antibiotics, showing strong results against resistant bacteria in early testing. Frogs have thrived for hundreds of millions of years, adapting ...

A small molecule shaped like a lasso may be a powerful tool in the fight against infectious diseases, according to a new study in Nature co-authored by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.

Frogs may hold the key to fighting dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. These amazing animals have survived for hundreds of ...

Lariocidin, a peptide made by bacteria living in soil, was effective against several different microbes responsible for deadly infections. UIC researchers working with collaborators at McMaster ...

Frogs have flourished for hundreds of millions of years, occupying nearly every habitat on Earth, from tropical rainforests to subarctic woodlands.

Now, a team led by researchers at McMaster University in Ontario believe they’ve found a molecule that could lead to a whole new class of antibiotics, the first since daptomycin was brought to market ...

In seeking new antibiotic sources, researchers have turned to an unlikely source: a whiffy frog known as Odorrana andersonii.

Researchers created safe synthetic antibiotics from frog molecules. These may help fight superbugs in the future.

The molecule was found in soil samples collected from a laboratory technician’s garden. The discovery shows that “there is ...

A natural antibacterial molecule shows clinical promise. Its unusual binding site is on an excellent target: ...