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Winter bugs called snow fleas are born in icy waters and feed on algae that grows on snow. Spring-tails are also called snow fleas and they leap around on snow banks. They eat the sap which oozes from trees. Spring-tails look very similar to fossils of 300 million years ago!


The healing power of germ warfare


The healing power of germ warfare
Canadian scientists have injected trillions of lactobacilli into infected wounds and found that the wounds completely healed. Lactobacilli are bacteria found in yogourt. In the future, yogourt could replace many antibiotics in managing infection.
JANUARY 15, 2001
National Post
JANUARY 15, 2001

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