Edinburgh scientists believe that Dr. Livingstone may have been saved from the effects of a lion attack by an acid found in the dyes used in the tartan of his jacket. The acid may have neutralised the bacteria present after the attack in 1843 . It may be that the dyes neutralised the pasteurella multocida carried by big cats. Dr Livingstone ultimately recovered from a badly broken left arm and 11 separate puncture wounds caused by the lion's teeth whereas his colleagues never fully recovered from their wounds.

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