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Biography of Resistance
- The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.
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