Lack of concern for vital research on survival of bees
It was with pride, pleasure and a sense of excitement that I read Cate Devine's interview with Dr Lorna Fyfe ("This is going to be big ...
It was with pride, pleasure and a sense of excitement that I read Cate Devine's interview with Dr Lorna Fyfe (\"This is going to be big ...
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I'm just amazed no-one's done it before", The Herald, December 31).
Dr Fyfe's research into the bacteriocidal effect of the polyphenols contained in certain types of honey on some species of pathogenic bacteria is both timely and indeed of worldwide significance at a time when more and more bacteria are developing resistance to many previously effective antibiotics. (Antimicrobial resistance has been described as a major global public health threat by Scotland's chief medical officer, Sir Harry Burns.)
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Lack of concern for vital research on survival of bees
It was with pride, pleasure and a sense of excitement that I read Cate Devine's interview with Dr Lorna Fyfe ("This is going to be big ...
I'm just amazed no-one's done it before", The Herald, December 31).
Dr Fyfe's research into the bacteriocidal effect of the polyphenols contained in certain types of honey on some species of pathogenic bacteria is both timely and indeed of worldwide significance at a time when more and more bacteria are developing resistance to many previously effective antibiotics. (Antimicrobial resistance has been described as a major global public health threat by Scotland's chief medical officer, Sir Harry Burns.)
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