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antibiotics are relatively easy and cheap to discover or "invent" with modern techniques

As someone who used to do antibiotic R&D I strongly disagree with statement. Making a drug that kills bacteria but not the host is really damn hard.

Your point about the economic incentives is very true.



yeah, I think the article said a new one hasn't been invented in 30 years or so




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