Ever year about 23,000 people die of infections from antibiotic resistant bacterial.
Here is a film of bacteria evolving from regular old bacteria into killer superbugs. On a coffee table size Petri dish.
You can get the story at NPR, where you will learn that
"Getting more people to understand how quickly bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance might help people understand why they shouldn't be prescribed antibiotics. The drug resistance is not some abstract threat. It's real."
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This is multipart series on antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
Check out the previous bits:
1. A primer on antibiotic resistance
This is the fifth part of a multipart series on antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
The previous installments:
This week is Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, and CDC is promoting awareness about when these important drugs should and shouldn't be used.
Antibiotics are molecules of biological warfare.
Produced by bacteria and some fungi, in response to extracellular signals, antibiotics represent a diverse group of compounds that inhibit bacterial growth at different points and different stages of the life cycle.