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Neanderthals may have used prehistoric glue as an ancient antibiotic
ScienceDailySunday, October 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Neanderthals may have used a sticky substance made from birch bark to treat wounds thousands of years before antibiotics existed.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Neanderthals may have used a sticky substance made from birch bark to treat wounds thousands of years before antibiotics existed.
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Neanderthals may have used a sticky substance made from birch bark to treat wounds thousands of years before antibiotics existed.
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