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Alligator blood tested as new antibiotic
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:19 AM EST Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:44 PM EST
By Britney Glaser
CALCASIEU PARISH, LA (KPLC) -
In the bayous of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, researchers have discovered a potential medicinal breakthrough from alligators.
Alligator blood is showing to be a potent antibiotic in lab testing at McNeese State University.
These keepers of the bayou are known for their tenacity, but behind the alligator's piercing eyes and sharp teeth is an immune system that is as ferocious as the primitive creature...
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:19 AM EST Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:44 PM EST
By Britney Glaser
CALCASIEU PARISH, LA (KPLC) -
In the bayous of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, researchers have discovered a potential medicinal breakthrough from alligators.
Alligator blood is showing to be a potent antibiotic in lab testing at McNeese State University.
These keepers of the bayou are known for their tenacity, but behind the alligator's piercing eyes and sharp teeth is an immune system that is as ferocious as the primitive creature...