Potential New Source for Drugs to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found Deep in Arctic Ocean

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“Promising” antibiotic candidates were found by Finnish scientists in microbes under the seafloor in the Arctic Ocean. 70% of all currently licensed antibiotics have been derived from actinobacteria in the soil, but most environments on Earth have not yet been searched for them. Scientists say that focusing the search on actinobacteria in other habitats is […]

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