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Researchers Identify New Type of Antibiotic in Honeybees

Researchers Identify New Type of Antibiotic in Honeybees

When penicillin’s antibiotic properties were first discovered by accident in 1928, it revolutionized health care. Since then, scientists have been on a never-ending quest to find new antibiotic compounds that are capable of fighting emerging strains of infectious bacteria. In recent years, however, the bacteria have been winning the race against science. No new antibiotics… Continue Reading