BOSTON, Aug. 26 -- The American Chemical Society issued the following news release:

Kissing a frog won't turn it into a prince -- except in fairy tales ― but frogs may be hopping toward a real-world transformation into princely allies in humanity's battle with antibiotic-resistant infections that threaten millions of people worldwide. Scientists today reported that frog skin contains natural substances that could be the basis for a powerful new genre of antibiotics.