Small creatures big potential

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be the top public health challenge of this century

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This frog could save the world from antibiotic resistant bacteria

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Bacteria are getting more and more effective at resisting treatment

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And fewer and fewer antibiotics are being developed

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To make matters worse ,antibiotics are overused in medicine and agriculture

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So bacteria are developing immunity even faster

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Some bacteria are resistant to all known antibiotics

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*Source :European Centre for Environment and Public Health

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Deaths from AMR will increase to 10 million per year by 2050 if nothing is done

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And everyday treatments will become impossible

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How could you perform any simple surgery if you cannot rely on antibiotics

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Scientists and public health officilas worldwide are worried

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And that is where Amazonizn Kampo Frog comes in

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Local people in Peru and Brazil have been using tropical frogs for centuries

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Using its liquids as a stimulant in hunting animals

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Applying the frogs secretions to the skin makes hunters more alert and increases stamina

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Scientists realized that the frogs are huge bio factories of valuable compounds

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That could be a life saving source of new antibiotics

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In fact over 300 antimicrobial peptides have been identified in tropical frogs

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And its not just frogs…

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Scientists are mapping all the DNA on the planet to unlock new ways of curing diseases

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Could we leapfrog away from an AMR crisis by applying a little frog Knowledge ?

*Source :

• Earth Biogenome Project and Earth Bank of Codes
• To unlock an inclusive BioEconomy harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Neil UK Government Report on AMR UN Environment Frontiers Report 2017

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