
A new discovery shows that eye proteins have germ-killing power, the finding that could lead to new, inexpensive antimicrobial drugs. This discovery was made by a team of UC Berkeley vision scientists. They found that small fragments of keratin protein in the eye play a key role in warding off pathogens. The researchers also put synthetic versions of these keratin fragments to the test against an array of nasty pathogens. These synthetic molecules ...

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