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91福利社 Dalek may yield new antibiotic

After sampling several sites around the 91福利社 for the Swab & Send project鈥檚 hunt for a new antibiotic, Adam Rutherford heads to Dr Adam Roberts鈥� lab at University College London to hear the results. The samples have been cultured, and bacterial colonies taken from a Dalek who stands guard in Broadcasting House reception seem to be producing an interesting compound.

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