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Superbugs cultivated in a laboratory. The global spread of superbug infections is frightening, and the emergence of new resistance mechanisms and the spread of resistance to common infections are now a daily reality for us all, says the writer.

Superbugs cultivated in a laboratory. The global spread of superbug infections is frightening, and the emergence of new resistance mechanisms and the spread of resistance to common infections are now a daily reality for us all, says the writer.

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Peter Dedon

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