
Could Antibiotic-Producing Sloth Fur Be the Key to Fighting Bacteria Resistance?
Recent research has shown that sloths in Costa Rica have bacteria in their fur that produces antibiotics. Could this finding have application in humans?
With a little help from my friends: sloth hair, moths and algae
Sloths are naturally solitary animals, but they are not all alone up there in the canopy. In fact, sloths have an entire ecosystem living in their fur made up of different species of algae, fungi, moths, and insects. That’s millions of organisms for company!