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Antibiotic resistance: where do we go next?

Antibiotic resistance: where do we go next?

Science Weekly vor 3 Jahren

Ian Sample speaks to science correspondent Hannah Devlin about genetically modified bacteria, plant toxins, and the hunt for bacteria-killing viruses

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Climate change and pollution are the latest factors contributing to
a global rise in antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to a
report from the UN environment agency. Given that no new class of
antibiotics has been discovered since the 1980s, what are our best
hopes for tackling these bugs in the future? Ian Sample speaks to
the Guardian’s science correspondent Hannah Devlin about
genetically modified bacteria, the potential of plant toxins, and
why scientists are hunting for viruses known as ‘bacteriophages’ in
birdbaths and sewers. Help support our independent journalism at
theguardian.com/sciencepod