160-million-year-old proteins show surprising power against superbugs

Scientists resurrected antimicrobial peptides from mammals that lived millions of years ago and found that some were more potent against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human versions.

These evolutionary relics could provide new clues for designing treatments as antibiotic resistance becomes an increasingly serious threat.

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