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Superbugs: Apocalypse … Now?

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The Arms Race Between Bacteria and Phages

Researchers are trying to get around this by giving antibiotics and phages to patients. Big pharma has been pulling out of this space, because it's not worth it for them to make antibiotics. The CDC estimated that almost a third of the antibiotics prescribed by U.S. doctors' officers were unnecessary.

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