Maggots eat up resistant bacteria

Creepy crawlies are the latest weapon in the anti-MRSA arsenal.

The drug-resistant bug MRSA has a new adversary — the maggot. Researchers in Manchester, UK, have just won a grant to compare maggots with other more hi-tech treatments for people with diabetes who suffer from infected feet.

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Maggots eat up resistant bacteria

Creepy crawlies are the latest weapon in the anti-MRSA arsenal.

The drug-resistant bug MRSA has a new adversary — the maggot. Researchers in Manchester, UK, have just won a grant to compare maggots with other more hi-tech treatments for people with diabetes who suffer from infected feet.

Read the story here

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