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Miriam Fauzia

Gene-Swapping Viruses Are Likely Behind Antibiotic Resistance


There’s a bromance of nightmares lurking where you least suspect it — on handrails, doorknobs, even your own skin. These innocuous places are meeting grounds for viruses and bacteria, a microscopic Fight Club of sorts where the former train the latter to get better, stronger, and more resistant to our means of eradication.

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