Tom...fascinating article about Dr. Zasloff's discovery of frog peptide which is nature's immunity used to disrupt and destroy...the bacterial and viral cells surrounding frogs in their environment, which he discovered while researching the skin of frogs for their natural immunity.
IMO...Dr. Zasloff's quote in 1988...indicates that developing his peptide disease (bacterial and viral infections) by testing of peptide attributes and mechanisms HAS COME TO FRUITION 33 YEARS LATER...via TEAM DEGRADO'S DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL TRIALS BRILAICIDN for COVID-19 and Variants.
As CITED BY LEO in a previous PR... Dr. Zasloff acknowledged the validity of the bacterial and viral destructive mechanisms of Brilacidin (a DeNovo Peptide developed by Dr. DeGrado/Team) in stating: ...
The ABSSSI Clinical Trials demonstrated the efficacy of Brilacidin vs. bacteria cells (destroying the cells via creating an immediate electrical imbalance in the outer-cell). and IMO the CURRENT CLINICAL TRAILS are about to demonstrate the same for enveloped VIRAL CELLS (which is the structure of Covid-19 and the vast majority of Viruses)
Dr. Zasloff noted in 1988...
It would appear that "Dr. DeGrado/Team's" development of Brilacidin was inspired and spurred on by and Dr. Zasloff's frog peptide (magainin molecules) discovery.
A very similar description of the Destructive Mechanisms of Brilacidin to the Cell Structure of enveloped Bacteria and Virus cells...by DeGrado/TEAM...i.e. destabilizing the outer shell of the cells...much like a "pin popping a balloon" ... was made by Dr. Zasloff regarding the peptide (magainin) action he discovered:
...in the end, Brilacidin has two huge SCIENTIFIC ENDORSERS of its Mechanism for immediately destroying both Bacteria and Virus enveloped cells (almost all )...Dr. Zasloff and Dr. DeGrado ...one in the Discovery of Peptides and destruction of Bacteria/Viruses (and beyond) in the animal kingdom, and the later in the DEVELOPMENT OF DE NOVO peptide sequencing and the end product...BRILACIDIN