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A breakthrough moment: Researchers discover new class of antibiotics (phys.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] Lugh 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Lariocidin is produced by a type of bacteria called Paenibacillus, which the researchers retrieved from a soil sample collected from a Hamilton backyard.

It's amazing how random this discovery was. Makes you wonder at all the rest that is still undiscovered in nature.

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[–] FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online 3 points 1 week ago

That's amazing. Thanks for sharing this.

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