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Science 18 July 2008:
Vol. 321. no. 5887, pp. 356 - 361
DOI: 10.1126/science.321.5887.356
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The Bacteria Fight Back

Gary Taubes

In their ongoing war against antibiotics, the bacteria seem to be winning, and the drug pipeline is verging on empty.

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