Superbugs are on the rise — could ants be our secret weapon?
In the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton are enlisting an unexpected army: ants, bees and beetles. These tiny creatures could hold the key to discovering groundbreaking new antibiotics and outsmarting antimicrobial resistance, also known as superbugs. That’s because insects like leafcutter ants have figured out a clever trick: they grow…