The news at a glance: clams for the manufacture of antibiotics, marijuana for research and the Chinese “Friedmann”
EVOLUTION A first for animals, the clam produces its own antibiotic Natural antibiotics usually come from bacteria or molds. But some clams make their own erythromycin, a study has found — the first animals reported to possess this ability. The spotted clam (A petechial prostitute) has an outer lip covered in mucus that contains specialized …