In the 1960’s, who had ever heard of superbugs? Antibiotics were once the “silver bullet” for fighting infectious bacteria. But bacteria have evolved, and our antibiotics haven’t caught up. Find out why, and how we’re taking on superbugs and antibiotic resistance in the Infectious Diseases group at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research.

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Attack of the Super Bugs

Don’t panic! But you should really know about antibiotic-resistant bacteria, aka super bugs. They’re here, and they’re doing very well, thank you. SciShow explains what they are, how they’re getting around our best drugs, and what science (and you) can do to help.
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