Tasmanian devil milk fights superbugs 袋獾乳汁可对抗“超级细菌”
<p><span word="Tasmanian">Tasmanian</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="superbugs">superbugs</span> 袋獾乳汁可对抗“超级细菌”</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span> 澳大利亚研究人员说，袋獾的乳汁可能会为人类对抗“超级细菌”提供有利的科学研究样本。悉尼大学的一个科研小组称，这种有袋动物的乳汁富含名为“肽”的重要化合物，它能杀死包括耐甲氧西林金葡菌（ <span word="MRSA">MRSA</span> ）在内的一系列难治的感染类病症。请听报道。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tasmanian">Tasmanian</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defenceless">defenceless</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="feisty">feisty</span> <span word="furry">furry</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="carnivorous">carnivorous</span> <span word="marsupial">marsupial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="claws">claws</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="clue">clue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pouch">pouch</span> — <span word="milk">milk</span>. <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="proteins">proteins</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="peptides">peptides</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="superbug">superbug</span> <span word="MRSA">MRSA</span>.</p><p><span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Murchison">Murchison</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tasmanian">Tasmanian</span> <span word="devils">devils</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="treatments">treatments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="scanned">scanned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recreate">recreate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>-<span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="six">six</span>. <span word="Work">Work</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="marsupials">marsupials</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="koalas">koalas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="more">more</span>. </p>
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