New penicillin found in wallaby milk

[den]

Scientists have discovered a bacteria-fighting compound 100 times more effective than penicillin - in wallaby milk. Researchers found the highly-potent compound, tagged AGG01, was active against a wide variety of fungi and bacteria including antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Help for humankind from small, cute, furry, insane creatures.

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[jim-lane.livejournal.com]

Somehow...the mental image of huge barns full of "dairy wallabys", all docilly standing with their heads in restraint bars, tiny hoses snaking into their pouches to hook up to their itty-bitty teats and rhythmically sucking meager ounces of "milk" into enormous collection vats---

GAAHHHH!!!! Whacko-image overload!!!!!

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

docile? The Wallaby farmers would have to wear the sort of gear the mine and ordnance clearance people wear.

[jim-lane.livejournal.com]

No doubt---with the CURRENT breed of wallaby. But like cattle, breed them for maximum milk production (the mental image of wallabys with massive udderbags, like modern cattle, boggles the mind...) and cattle-like docile behavior...

Moo... ;)

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

In truth, now that they have identified the stuff they can begin synthesizing it.