Cockroaches: The Antibiotics of the Future?

[Crabtownboy]

I have wondered why God made critters like cockroaches. Looks like science is finding out ... at least about the cockroaches. Now what about mosquitoes?

(Sept. 7) -- Cockroaches, the creepy critters reviled for invading kitchens the country over, might be modern medicine's best option for fending off dangerous, drug-resistant bacterial infections.

British researchers at the University of Nottingham's School of Veterinary Medicine and Science are behind the discovery, which entails harnessing molecules from the tissues of cockroaches and locusts to combat bacteria like E. coli and MRSA (drug-resistant staph infections).

The potent chemicals, found in the brain and central nervous tissues of the critters, are able to kill 90 percent of E. coli and MRSA in lab-based tests.

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[Jon-Marc]

I'm not surprised considering roaches are almost indestructible. Of course, I can just see the uproar and protest against those "cute" little innocent insects being murdered just to save human lives. Some people care more for animals and other creatures than for human life. Most people have no problem with killing unborn human babies since they're not considered to be human until they're born, but abort unborn puppies or kittens and watch the people get into an uproar over it.