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How to Find New Microbes in the Soil That Could Create Novel Antibiotics

Ann Madden: Microbes around us are equally powerful, but they're not devastating. There are microbes in our dust bunnies that are the source of many of our antibiotics. One strategy is to look for species of microbes that are related. The idea being, if your cousins can do it, maybe you can too.

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