The Superbug Vanquisher May Be a 60mln-yr-old Wallaby Gene

Victorian scientists have resurrected the genes of a 60 million-year-old wallaby ancestor with a supercomputer to develop a compound that can kill off superbugs.

"By resurrecting genes from ancient mammalian ancestors, we may have uncovered ancient solutions to a very modern problem," the Herald Sun quoted Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh as saying.

Deadly Drug-Resistant 'Superbugs' are a Result of Aggressive Medication
Previous studies have indicated that the first aim of a drug treatment program should be to make and keep a patient healthy

"The anti-microbial peptide could be a potent weapon against dangerous pathogens, particularly mastitis which is one of the most serious threats to productivity in the dairy industry across the world.

"It may also hold tune key to fighting a range of serious diseases caused by drug resistant bacteria including superbugs found in hospitals and the community."

The Department of Primary Industries is now working with commercial partners to develop a way of administering the peptide to dairy cattle as a treatment for mastitis, as well as examining options for further development of the medical applications of the discovery.

New Antidotes Could Relegate 'Superbugs', E. Coli to History!
Scientists have come one step closer to finding toxin antidotes that will make hospital-acquired infections and enterotoxic E.

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