Scientists are turning to unusual places to find new compounds to fight off drug-resistant “superbugs.” The discovery came from milking ferocious mammals!
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Sources:
Tasmanian Devil Milk:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487008/
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep35019
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/18/tasmanian-devil-milk-could-kill-golden-staph-and-other-antibiotic-resistant-bugs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/10/18/tasmanian-devil-milk-is-a-new-hope-in-fighting-superbugs/
CO2 to ethanol:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/slct.201601169/full
https://www.ornl.gov/news/nano-spike-catalysts-convert-carbon-dioxide-directly-ethanol
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/interviews/a23472/co2-ethanol-interview/
