Mutant prehistoric super bug resistant to antibiotics discovered in 5,000-YEAR-OLD ice

SCIENTISTS have discovered an ancient bacterial strain resistant to multiple types of antibiotics - which could worsen the threat of drug resistant superbugs or solve it. The bacteria lay hidden and undisturbed under layers of ice for 5 000 years in an underground cave. A team of scientists unearthed it after drilling 25 metres into the core

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Mutant prehistoric super bug resistant to antibiotics discovered in 5,000-YEAR-OLD ice

SCIENTISTS have discovered an ancient bacterial strain resistant to multiple types of antibiotics - which could worsen the threat of drug resistant superbugs or solve it. The bacteria lay hidden and undisturbed under layers of ice for 5 000 years in an underground cave. A team of scientists unearthed it after drilling 25 metres into the core

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