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Unavailable#545 Where Have All the Antibiotics Gone?
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#545 Where Have All the Antibiotics Gone?

FromScience for the People


Currently unavailable

#545 Where Have All the Antibiotics Gone?

FromScience for the People

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Antibiotics. You know the drill. You get a bacterial infection, you get an antibiotic, and a few days or a week later, you're all better. But these days, that idyll is under threat as bacteria evolve to work around our drugs. So... where are the new, better antibiotics? Well, it's time to follow the money. We speak with David Shlaes about how the antibiotic drug pipeline works and why it's drying up. And we'll speak with Maryn McKenna about what happens when one antibiotic drug's price goes through the roof. Related links: The Antibiotics Business Is Broken - But There's...
Released:
Dec 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (57)

Science for the People is a long-format interview podcast that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news and on the shelves. Our hosts sit down with science researchers, writers, authors, journalists, and experts to discuss science from the past, the science that affects our lives today, and how science might change our future.