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Superbugs: Apocalypse … Now?

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The Evolution of the Superbug Gene

The pillus of the superbug finds a friendly bacteria and attaches on. The superbug has copied part of its DNA, including the part that helped it fight off our antibiotics. And this bacterial sex can happen between different species. In just one bout of bacterial bonking they'll often pass on not just one trick to fend off our antibiotics, but a whole superbug goodie bag.

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