托福阅读背景知识：解密青蛙体内抗生素.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 托福阅读背景知识：解密青蛙体内抗生素 摘要： 托福阅读背景知识：解密青蛙体内抗生素。小马过河托福频道为各位考生整理供各位考生参考使用，下面就请大家跟随小编一起来了解这些背景知识吧。  青蛙，这种看似不起眼的小生物，在地球上已经生活了2亿多年。而它们能健康存活的重要法宝之一就是它们体内含有的一种天然抗生素。近来专家们正积极研究如何提炼这种抗生素为人类健康造福。  Frogs protect themselves by secreting chemicals that kill germs on their skin. So the theory is that some of these chemicals could be used as antibiotics.  To find out， researchers in the United Arab Emirates asked colleagues across the world to swab any frogs they found and send them their secretions. They received samples from more than six thousand different species and