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

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

Frogs have thrived for hundreds of millions of years, spreading across virtually every corner of Earth, from tropical jungles ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...