[MPWG] NEWS: Chemical Compounds in Trees Can Fight Deadly Staph Infections in Humans

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110222122715.htm

Chemical Compounds in Trees Can Fight Deadly Staph Infections in Humans

ScienceDaily (Feb. 25, 2011) -- Most people would never suspect that a 
"trash tree," one with little economic value and often removed by farmers 
due to its ability to destroy farmland, could be the key to fighting a 
deadly bacterium. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found an 
antibiotic in the Eastern Red Cedar tree that is effective against 
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a "superbug" that is 
resistant to most medications.

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