A new unique study was conducted by a team of specialists.

It has been found that sixty percent of ant species are capable of producing antibiotics that can help humanity in a crisis of addiction to already existing types of drugs..

Prior to this, researchers were able to identify that these insects produce their own substances to resist diseases, but this experiment was able to prove that the substances will also help people in the fight against various ailments..

The authors of the work from the University of North Carolina found that one of the most common insects on our planet is able to deal with a huge list of diseases.. Ants produce twelve types of a specific antimicrobial agent that is carried on their exosuits..

Now this matter will be taken up by specialists in creating methods to prevent antibiotic resistance..

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