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Antibiotic Resistance: The Molecular Arms Race We've Been Losing Since 1943

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. By 1943, penicillin was being produced industrially and saving the lives of Allied soldiers from wound infectio…

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The 1918 Spanish Flu — What the Deadliest Pandemic in Modern History Actually Teaches Us

It was called the Spanish Flu, though it did not originate in Spain and the Spanish had nothing particular to do with it. The name was an accident of wartime ce…

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Antibiotic Resistance Explained -- The Superbug Crisis

# Antibiotic Resistance Explained -- The Superbug Crisis Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges in modern medicine. When bacteria evolve…

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