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Pollen breakthrough could lead to solution for antibiotic resistance

Scientists have found that natural properties found in pollen shells could help develop new techniques to tackle antibiotic resistance

New techniques to tackle antibiotic resistance Superbugs  Although pollen causes misery to millions every year through hay fever, new research has revealed it might also be used to potentially save millions of lives. Scientists have found that natural properties found in pollen shells could help develop new techniques to tackle antibiotic resistance by effectively giving new light-sensitive antibiotics, found in the deep-sea, a protective sunscreen. Increasing reliance and overuse of antibiotics has led to the rise of superbugs, meaning new bacterial strains have grown resistant to several existing antibiotics and are consequently almost impossible to treat effectively. Published in the

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