Honey.
You've met honey.
It's that sticky, sweet stuff.
Basically just slightly liquid sugar in a plastic bear bottle, right?
Wrong!
Honey is a supercharged bacteria-killing powerhouse.
And it's all down to what those hardworking bees put into it, from immune proteins to the sugar itself.
Since ancient times, honey has been used to prevent wounds from getting infected.
And these days, we use purified and standardized versions of honey to fight infections in hospitals.
Honey has three main tricks for fighting bacteria.
