In seeking new antibiotic sources, researchers have turned to an unlikely source: a whiffy frog known as Odorrana andersonii. By unclumping a compound it produces naturally, they've found a ...

In 2012, researchers in China discovered that Odorrana andersonii, a species of frog first described in the late 19th century by a Belgian naturalist and named for its distinctive odor ...

Unlike traditional antibiotics, they do not easily trigger resistance. One frog species, Odorrana andersonii, has become the focus of research. It produces a peptide known as Andersonnin-D1. Chinese ...

An artistic representation of the antibiotics found in frogs. Credit: Jianing "Jenny" Bai. Frogs may hold the key to fighting dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. These amazing animals have survived ...