625592 external_news 1567611958 1567612054 Perhaps the most unnerving is the work of Zoe Pratte, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech who is trying to sample the bacteria on the sharks’ teeth and tongue. While the information will help scientists understand what kind of microbial threats sharks face, it can also help humans. “If somebody gets bit by a shark, the doctors are gonna have specific information regarding which bacteria are there and how to treat them,” Pratte said. 

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