India Has 1,500 Known Cave Systems. Their Hidden Fungi Could Hold Clues for Medicine and Space Exploration
What if the next breakthrough antibiotic isn't discovered in a laboratory, but deep inside a cave? A recent review suggests it could be growing quietly on the walls of India's cave systems. Scientists are turning their attention to an unexpected world beneath the country's surfac
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What if the next breakthrough antibiotic isn't discovered in a laboratory, but deep inside a cave? A recent review suggests it could be growing quietly on the walls of India's cave systems. Scientists are turning their attention to an unexpected world beneath the country's surfac
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