Meredith Fore asks: Might a species of 3-meter, 70-kg lizards save humans from our antibiotic resistance crisis? Komodo dragons make antimicrobial peptides that certainly have potential, writes Meredith (@Fore_Says) in a post for her blog. The University of Washington physics student developed her piece in a Communicating Science workshop for graduate students. image: Mahir Dalloul, Pexels
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