Flash Forward

Revenge of the Germs

Revenge of the Germs

Flash Forward


Published: 9 June 2015 at 15:00 Europe/London

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Over the past 85 years, antibiotics have been miracle drugs. They’ve kept infections at bay and opened up a world of medical possibilities: organ transplants, heart surgery, chemotherapy. But they’re not going to work forever. The age antibiotic resistance is coming. So what does a world without these drugs look like?

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