The solution (pun intended) involved tacking sodium dithionite and hydro-chloride onto the antibiotic, making it into a water-soluble salt. (Drugs prepared as hydrochlorides are commonplace.) To keep the chemicals from oxidizing, Adams tested 50 different agents, such as citric acid and ascorbic acid, and played with various ratios until he got the right pH balance.

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Shropshire Council said it was prepared for further snowfall over the weekend, with 17, 000 tonnes of salt at its depots, "more than enough to deal with any eventuality".

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