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Cockroaches: The Antibiotics of the Future?

By Katie DrummondSep 7th 2010 – 11:57AM
Sakchai Lalit, AP

Sakchai Lalit, AP

(Sept. 7) -- Cockroaches, the creepy critters reviled for invading kitchens the country over, might be modern medicine's best option for fending off dangerous, drug-resistant bacterial infections. British researchers at the University of Nottingham's School of Veterinary Medicine and Science are behind the discovery,...

Background on bacterial resistance

Antibiotic resistance is a type of drug resistance where a microorganism is able to survive exposure to an antibiotic.

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