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Wallaby milk: proof against antibiotic resistant bacteria
Milk from lactating wallabies is effective in combatting antibiotic-resistant bacteria:A newborn wallaby lacks a developed immune system and relies on compounds in its mother's milk to protect it against diseases.Link (via Futurismic)Ben Cocks, of the Victoria Department of Primary Industries, in Melbourne, said: "A huge amount of development happens in the pouch, and during that time they just rely on milk." The molecule, called AGG01, also kills other types of bacteria and fungus.