Discovery of a new antibiotic compound from a Nigerian environment is good news for researchers in this field.
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Ants produce their own antimicrobial chemicals to fight bacteria.
While some ancient therapies proved effective enough that they are still used in some form today, on the whole they just aren’t as good as modern antimicrobials at treating infections.
Reviving old remedies doesn’t tell us anything we don’t already know.
It’s not a thought that occurs to most of us, but flushing the toilet doesn’t just mean disposing of our bodily waste. We’re also flushing away some of the medicine we take down with it. Our contraceptive…
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