'Predators that just run in and grab, stab and kill': The deep cave bacteria resistant to modern medicine ^5%

BBC - By Jasmin Fox-Skelly - 3/22/2026, 10:00 AM

Ancient bacteria, trapped in caves for millions of years, live in a miniature world of terror. Their only food source is each other. The survival tactics they develop make them resistant to almost all antibiotics. Now scientists hope to use their tricks to inspire new drugs and treatments. Deep underground, plunging 1604ft (489m) beneath... more