Their endangered status and distinctive, cuddly appearance has turned them into the poster-child of wildlife conservation, but now there may be a new reason to save the giant panda from extinction.
Scientists have discovered that the animals, of which there are around 1,600 in the wild, produce a powerful antibiotic in their blood stream that kills bacteria and fungi.
http://www.telegraph...-superbugs.html
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Giant Pandas: new weapon against superbugs
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Still Waters
, Dec 30 2012 02:02 PM
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 02:02 PM
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Dethpicably quackers!!!
Posted 30 December 2012 - 02:30 PM
killing bacteria in less than an hour! wao! Maybe there's more to bamboo shoot eating than meets the eye!
Seriously though, awesome creatures with awesome secrets.
Seriously though, awesome creatures with awesome secrets.
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 02:58 PM
"A cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays."
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Dethpicably quackers!!!
Posted 30 December 2012 - 03:31 PM
Imaginarynumber1, on 30 December 2012 - 02:58 PM, said:
Yey!!!!!
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 03:32 PM
A Panda a day keeps the Doctor away... 
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." - Charles Schulz
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 03:49 PM
Before i read the article it's PO isn't it?! (he's the weapon.... kung fu panda)
See PO is real.
Imaginarynumber1, on 30 December 2012 - 02:58 PM, said:
See PO is real.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
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Posted 31 December 2012 - 05:14 PM
What a surprise keeping the Pandas alive is very important all life is valueable.
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Posted 31 December 2012 - 07:36 PM
I saw a Panda take on more than a bug,it beat a Tiger senseless with some slick Kung Fu moves so i know the bug is history
Edited by ashven, 31 December 2012 - 07:41 PM.
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Posted 31 December 2012 - 07:40 PM
Preserving all life will surely helpmthe human race,how many examples of this have we seen and how many more will we discover?
Edited by ashven, 31 December 2012 - 07:43 PM.
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Posted 31 December 2012 - 08:26 PM
Nature always has amazed me. Like, some shark species never getting cancer(if I got that right ?)
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Posted 02 January 2013 - 06:56 AM
nature has all the answers and cures to all human problems as in for deseases and i mean natural cures from mother nature herself.instead were being bombarded with these artificial drugs by these drug companies that have all these side effects and etc which in reality do more harm than good sure they help us with out current problem but what about later???be respectful to mother nature and with the animals of nature they might have cures and etc but they are lab rats or experiments.were not above mother nature guys or stronger nature has shown us that.are ignorant are we humans. i'm glad about that though the discovery i am really.nature is impressive always so are all animals!!
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