What causes antibiotic resistance? - Kevin Wu
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Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bacteria’ that are pretty nasty -- and they’re growing resistant to our antibiotics. Why is this happening? Kevin Wu details the evolution of this problem that presents a big challenge for the future of medicine.
A lack of antibiotics reduces overall bacterial death. How does this decrease the likelihood that antibiotic-resistant bacteria will outcompete non-resistant bacteria?
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- Educator Kevin Wu
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- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
