What causes antibiotic resistance Kevin Wu

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Explore how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics and turn into superbugs, and what scientists are doing to stop it. • -- • 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. • Lesson by Kevin Wu, animation by Brett Underhill. • Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter • Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon • Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook • Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter • Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram • View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-antibio...

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