Higher antibiotic doses may make bacteria fitter : study
Jun 04,2021 - Last updated at Jun 04,2021
Using higher doses of antibiotics to tackle the growing problem of drug resistance may end up strengthening certain bacteria (Photo courtesy of wordpress.com)
By Patrick Galey
Agence France-Presse
PARIS Using higher doses of antibiotics in a bid to tackle the growing problem of drug resistance may end up strengthening certain bacteria, according to research released on Wednesday that highlights a previously unthought-of risk.
Antimicrobial resistance has been labelled by the United Nations as one of the greatest threats we face as a global community and is predicted to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050.
Chimpanzees develop specific handshake-like gestures depending on their social group, according to the results of a 12-year observational study published on Wednesday that sheds light on the animals' complex social structures.
Chimps are often referred to as being the most "humanlike" non-human species, given their propensity to perform complicated tasks, such as tool use, which were long thought to be the sole preserve of mankind.
Chimps learn handshakes according to social group: study
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Chimpanzees develop specific handshake-like gestures depending on their social group, according to the results of a 12-year observational study published on Wednesday that sheds light on the animals complex social structures.
Chimps are often referred to as being the most humanlike non-human species, given their propensity to perform complicated tasks, such as tool use, which were long thought to be the sole preserve of mankind.
Edwin van Leeuwen, an expert in animal behaviour at the University of Antwerp and the city s Royal Zoological Society, studied dozens of chimpanzees sheltered at Zambia s Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust over a 12-year span.
Chimpanzees develop specific handshake-like gestures depending on their social group, according to the results of a 12-year observational study published on Wednesday that sheds light on the animals' complex social structures.