Gerald Pier, PhD, and David Skurnik, MD, PhD, Author at MPR

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Here’s Why Current Strategies to Combat Antibiotic Resistance May Not Work

It is now possible to use new DNA-sequencing technologies to take a closer look at how the antibiotic resistance can make some bacteria weaker or stronger. And a new study found that – contrary to conventional wisdom around antibiotics – resistance can actually make some bacteria fitter and even more virulent.

Gerald Pier, PhD, and David Skurnik, MD, PhD

July 27, 2015