SNAPSHOT: A Bacteria That Fights Superbugs

Ancient Irish soil holds an antibiotic surprise. A newly discovered bacteria that inhibits the growth of antibiotic-resistant superbugs has been found in soil from an area of Northern Ireland known as the Boho Highlands, according to an international research effort based at the Swansea University Medical School. The area was occupied by Druids 1500 years ago, and its soil has been part of traditional healing practices in the area for centuries. The search for alternatives to increasingly