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How can we solve the antibiotic resistance crisis? - Gerry Wright

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Antibiotics: behind the scenes, they enable much of modern medicine. We use them to cure infectious diseases, and to safely facilitate everything from surgery to chemotherapy to organ transplants. But we’ve stopped discovering new ones and we’re at risk of losing them forever. How did we get into this situation? Gerry Wright shares what we can do about antibiotic resistance.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Gerry Wright
Director
Igor Coric
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Storyboard Artist
Igor Coric
Animator
Igor Coric
Art Director
Igor Coric
Sound Designer
Stephen LaRosa
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Associate Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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