The red berries of the Brazilian peppertree-a weedy, invasive species common in Florida-contain an extract with the power to disarm dangerous antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria, scientists at Emory University have discovered. The journal Scientific Reports is
The red berries of a weed found in the southern United States contain an compound that can disarm a deadly superbug, according to research published Friday. Researchers from Emory University and the University of Iowa found that extracts fro