Killing superbugs have become much easier. Scientists used maple syrup extracts to boost the antimicrobial potency of antibiotics. The extract increases the permeability of bacteria which let the antibiotics to attack bacteria cell easier.
The overuse of antibiotics has caused the emergence of new resistant strains known as superbugs, which has now led to concern from public health officials across the world. However, a team of researchers from McGill University in Montreal, Canada think that the secret to fighting these bugs may lie in the sap of trees that are abundant across all of North America.