The world is facing a “superbug” crisis, with experts predicting that some 39 million people could die from ...

A new ally is emerging in the increasingly urgent battle against superbugs – and you might have encountered it before at the ...

The results were particularly promising for Staphylococcus aureus (golden staph), a major cause of drug-resistant skin and ...

Oysters are constantly filtering bacteria from the water, so they are a good place to look for potential antibiotics.’ ...

Researchers have discovered that proteins found in oyster blood have bacteria-killing properties and can boost the ...

While slurping oysters is not likely to replace popping a pill, they could help in the fight against superbugs. A ...

Oysters have long been considered an aphrodisiac. Now, the mollusk might be tapped to fight infectious diseases. A study shows that proteins in the blood, or hemolymph, of a Sydney Rock Oyster not ...

While slurping oysters is not likely to replace popping a pill, they could help in the fight against superbugs. A ground ...

Southern Cross University researchers have found that oyster blood proteins combined with antibiotics can boost the kill rates of respiratory pathogen. They are a seafood delicacy that can create ...

Scientists found the protein in the oysters’ hemolymph, a liquid found in invertebrates that’s similar to blood. They extracted the protein, then ran a series of laboratory experiments to see ...

In new research published today in PLOS ONE, we show that antimicrobial proteins isolated from oyster hemolymph (the ...