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Crocodile's Immune System Kills HIV

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bites-not-bytes dept.

ASEville writes "In an ongoing effort to stop the spread of HIV, scientists in Australia have discovered that crocodiles can fight off HIV and kill the virus. This is a major boon to medicine because the crocodile serum can also fight things that are penicillin resistant such as staphylococcus aureus."

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  1. A virus is not a bacteria by sebisor · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antibiotic for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills the HIV virus.


    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic

    An antibiotic is a drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.

    A virus is not a bacteria..