Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using a North American wildflower called bloodroot — long used by First Nations in traditional medicine — to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Oct. 22, 2024. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/10/22/Wildflower-Could-Fight-Antibiotic-Resistant-Tuberculosis/

Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using a North American wildflower called bloodroot — long used by First Nations in traditional medicine — to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Oct. 22, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/10/22/Wildflower-Could-Fight-Antibiotic-Resistant-Tuberculosis/

This Wildflower Could Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis

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