Nasal Bacteria Pump Out a Potential New Antibiotic That Kills MRSA
Awesome research. But...<p>> The researchers then checked snot from hospitalized patients. Of 187 samples, all but one were colonized by either S. aureus or S. lugdunensis<p>> S. lugdunensis, was killing S. aureus. Its weapon of choice? A small compound dubbed lugdunin<p>> The German researchers who performed the study have filed a patent for lugdunin<p>Are we really allowing people to patent naturally occurring biological compounds these days? Shouldn't the patent be for specific treatments derived from their findings on lugdunin, not the compound itself?