COSTA RICA-ANIMAL-SANCTUARY-SLOTH-HEALTH-ANTIBIOTICS

The researcher from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National Center for Biotechnological Innovations (CENIBIOT), Max Chavarria (R) works with a student in studies on the fur of sloths, in the laboratories of the UCR in San Jose, on April 18, 2023. - The fur of the Costa Rican sloth can produce antibiotics that keep at bay pathogens tha could make the tropical animal sick. Now, scientists wonder whether they could apply this to humans. Max Chavarria, a researcher at the University of Costa Rica, found in the notoriously lazy mammals' fur a unique mix of insects, fungi, algae and bacteria creating a delicately balanced biome that keeps sickness away. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP) (Photo by EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images)
The researcher from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National Center for Biotechnological Innovations (CENIBIOT), Max Chavarria (R) works with a student in studies on the fur of sloths, in the laboratories of the UCR in San Jose, on April 18, 2023. - The fur of the Costa Rican sloth can produce antibiotics that keep at bay pathogens tha could make the tropical animal sick. Now, scientists wonder whether they could apply this to humans. Max Chavarria, a researcher at the University of Costa Rica, found in the notoriously lazy mammals' fur a unique mix of insects, fungi, algae and bacteria creating a delicately balanced biome that keeps sickness away. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP) (Photo by EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images)
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