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An antibiotic known as carbadox can damage genes and cause cancer. The European Union, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom have banned its use for years. So why does the …
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Antimicrobial resistance is a critical global health threat, affecting the human, animal, and environmental health sectors. Although many countries have national action plans to combat this growing and deadly problem, …
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Natalie Ma knows a lot about antibiotics. She’s familiar with the consequences of antibiotic resistance and the side effects of these essential drugs from her work at Felix Biotechnology, the …
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I biked to work in a rainstorm one day in October 2019. As a longtime bike commuter, I was unfazed by the torrents of water as I skidded through puddles …
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Failing to plan, it’s been said, is planning to fail. By this standard, the United States and other countries are planning for failure when it comes to preparing for the …
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Older Americans were disproportionately affected by several different types of infection for which antibiotics were largely ineffective, resulting in nearly 12,000 deaths and costing the U.S. health care system almost …
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LAKE SUPERIOR — Choppy, windswept waves slap at the hull as our boat nears the last known location of the Lucerne, a schooner that sank to the bottom of Lake …
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Look no further than the coronavirus pandemic to see an immediate and high-profile example of the evolutionary battle between microbes and humans and the antimicrobial resistance it breeds. Even as …
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In 2016, a landmark report was issued on the global problem of antimicrobial resistance. The paper, commissioned by the U.K. government and the Wellcome Trust, sought to quickly grab the …
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