Microbes in the News

New viruses and bacteria threaten

Article synopsis:
New strains of deadly viruses and old, familiar bacteria with newly gained resistence to antibiotic drugs are presenting serious challenges for medical research.

Article citation:
"The Killers All Around," TIME, Sep. 12, 1994, p. 62-69.

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The original article, The Killers All Around, is included in TIME Magazine's web pages.Recent updates on this topic, Tracking the Fingerprints of Drug Resistance and Antibiotics That Resist Resistance, appear in the November 3, 1995 issue of SCIENCE Magazine.

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