S1E05: The Search for Super Antibiotics
Bacteria are remarkably fast shape-shifters. As s…
Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar · Genentech
December 14, 201621m 52s
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Show Notes
Bacteria are remarkably fast shape-shifters. As soon as we develop new antibiotics against them, they mutate, leading to drug-resistant strains the world has never seen before. This could mean that one day we end up weaponless against an army of drug-resistant superbugs. But a new generation of “super antibiotics” could hold the key to overcoming this problem. Learn how as we sit down with Rick Brown, Vice President of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Genentech, in our latest podcast.