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An ant applying medical treatment to another ant with an injured leg

Ants treat infected wounds of nestmates with medicine from their back

12 May 2022

Matabele ants (Megaponera analis) in sub-Saharan Africa apply an antimicrobial substance to nestmates whose limbs are lost while raiding termite nests
People in a public space

London’s public spaces are rife with multidrug-resistant bacteria

1 August 2019

Antibiotic resistance genes have been found in high proportions of Staphylococcus bacteria isolated from commonly touched surfaces in shopping centres, train stations and hospitals in London

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