Scientists resurrected 160-million-year-old proteins from extinct mammals; some were stronger against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human versions, raising new hopes for antibiotic research
- Looking at the evolution of antimicrobial defenses, the researchers were able to pinpoint structural modifications that have made these peptides more potent and potentially develop treatments that work alongside existing antibiotics.
- There is an unexpected place scientists are looking for clues to the next generation of infection-fighting drugs: deep in the evolutionary past.
- At the University of Oregon, researchers reconstructed proteins that existed as far back as 160 million years ago and found that some of their antimicrobial fragments could outperform corresponding versions found in humans
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- Looking at the evolution of antimicrobial defenses, the researchers were able to pinpoint structural modifications that have made these peptides more potent and potentially develop treatments that work alongside existing antibiotics.
- There is an unexpected place scientists are looking for clues to the next generation of infection-fighting drugs: deep in the evolutionary past.
- At the University of Oregon, researchers reconstructed proteins that existed as far back as 160 million years ago and found that some of their antimicrobial fragments could outperform corresponding versions found in humans
Sources: Times of India