Pineapple and superbugs.

Odporne na wszelkie antybiotyki bakterie mogą zabić miliony ludzi. Jest jednak szansa, że pokonamy je przy pomocy ananasów.

The tropical taste of pineapple has long added an exotic touch to cocktails and puddings.

But now scientists believe enzymes found in the stems and roots of the fruit could help in the war against drug-resistant superbugs.

With antibiotic-resistant bugs predicted to kill up to 10 million people a year by 2050, the hunt for new forms of killing the bacteria is a grave challenge to the scientific community.

Now Australian scientists have found that enzymes found in pineapples can cure diarrhoea in piglets.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3658554/Can-PINEAPPLE-win-war-against-superbugs-Enzymes-fruit-stop-harmful-bacteria-developing-gut.html#ixzz4Cae6kRdn