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: ...

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

The antibiotic teixobactin—developed a decade ago by Northeastern University professors Kim Lewis and Slava Epstein in ...

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 ...

A small molecule shaped like a lasso may be a powerful tool in the fight against infectious diseases, according to a new ...

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

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 ...

In a new paper, researchers describe the creation of synthetic peptides, a class of antibiotics, derived from the secretions ...