Frog defence against AIDS?
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives.
More on those poison dart frogs from the rainforests?
No, these frogs are from the Australian outback. The poison dart frogs from the rainforests of Central and South America produce molecules - eg epibatidine, batrachotoxin, pumiliotoxins - that are a defence against predators. The Australian frogs use different chemicals to defend against bacterial attack.
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