Today, on the third Saturday of October, we celebrate ‘International Sloth Day’. A day on which the sloth, a wonderful creature best known for its very slow movements, takes center stage. But did you know that the tropical animal could accelerate the search for new medicines for humans? This is evident from our conversation with researcher Dr. Max Chavarria, PhD in molecular biology and professor at the University of Costa Rica. “The microorganisms on sloths could be of great importance to human health.”
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Are there new antibiotics hidden in sloth fur? “Their fur might save us from superbugs”
