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Researcher at Swansea University says tiny plant spores mixed into bitumen can extend surface lifespan by 30%

Wendy Dear writes: A cheerful and charming man, at the time Chris was professor of Welsh history at Swansea University

For years, maggots have been a powerful tool in medicine, quietly excelling in the treatment of chronic wounds. But despite the clinical evidence supporting their efficacy, maggots remain an underused treatment. This isn’t due to a lack of effectiveness but rather our own innate negative perceptions.

Other lives: Biographer of Sir William Jones, the Welsh orientalist and polymath