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Superbugs: Apocalypse … Now?

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The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic-resistance is not man-made, right? It is a phenomenon that occurs naturally. Bacteria started learning tricks to outsmart antibiotics way before we started popping them for our infections. Once a bacteria learns a new trick, they can share it with their friends. And one of the ways they do that is through this process called conjugation.

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