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Australia’s native bees have an unusual power that can fight antibiotic resistance

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par Kenya Fernandes, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Jasmin Li, PhD Candidate, Fernandes Lab and Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (BEE) Lab, University of Sydney

A grazed knee. A cut while gardening. A routine hip replacement. For most of the past century, these were minor worries. But in a world where antibiotics stop working, any of them could turn deadly.

Drug-resistant infections are on the rise, and developing new drugs is difficult, expensive and slow. This has researchers looking beyond conventional medicines for new ways to fight harmful microbes.

One place worth investigating is surprisingly close to home: the nests…

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