Excrement Antiobiotic


	Excrement Antiobiotic

bjtindle

11-12-2008 11:30 AM

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Muskrats are semi-aquatic rodents prized for their musk - a strong-smelling substance produced by specialised glands - which can be used in perfumes, cosmetics and medicines.

Now Ki Keun Kim and colleagues at Pusan National University, South Korea, have found that the animal produces another useful by-product.

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