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Tiny animals use stolen genes to fight infections - and could fight antibiotic resistance too Original

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By Chris Wilson Verified, Reuben W Nowell, Tim Barraclough
| The Conversation Verified
A little-known group of microscopic animals has spent millions of years copying recipes for antibiotics from bacteria and using them to fight infections, we have shown in a new paper. We think this unusual defensive strategy could offer short-cuts in the race to develop antimicrobial treatments. More than 1.2 million people worldwide are killed by drug-resistant bacteria each year. Antibiotics are used to treat serious bacterial infections.
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