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Aug 07, 2008

A new antibiotic derived from maggots has been developed by British researchers to tackle problem bugs, including 12 different strains of 'Super Bug' MRSA.

They hope to use the maggot secretions to put into injections, pills or ointments to tackle MRSA, as well as E.coli and C.difficile.

--Reuters

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