Scientists Create Bacteria-Killing Molecules From Wasp Venom
In 1928, the first proper antibiotic was accidentally discovered by a professor of bacteriology named Alexander Fleming. Antibiotics became one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the...
View ArticleCompound In Breast Milk Combats Growth of Bad Bacteria
There is a compound found in human breast milk – called Glycerol Monolaurate (GML) – that fights the growth of infection-causing bacteria in infants. The quantity of GML in human breast milk is over...
View ArticleSuperbug Fighting Cannabis Compound, Cannabigerol
Cannabigerol (CBG) is the parent molecule from which other cannabinoids are synthesized. During the growth cycle of the cannabis plant, it is converted primarily into tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or...
View ArticleCBD Shows Promise As Antibiotic Against Resistant Superbugs
Antibiotic resistance is “one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today” says The World Health Organization (WHO). It can affect anyone, of any age, in any country....
View ArticleNew Steel Kills Bacteria With Nanospikes
Anti-bacterial stainless steel has been discovered by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the USA An electrochemical etching process is used to turn a common stainless steel alloy...
View ArticleFighting Bacteria With Sloth Fur
As bacteria become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, so do many struggles arise when it comes to fighting disease. It is very easy to take for granted that we can care for a small infection with...
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