Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic (Redux)
I AM BIO
English - January 10, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsLife Sciences Science Health & Fitness Medicine coronavirus covid virus biopharmaceuticals biotech patients biotechnology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We are on the precipice of a looming crisis. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the evolution of deadly pathogens like bacteria and fungi to resist all current antimicrobial medicines. In this episode, we talk about how the dwindling supply of new antibiotics is fueling this silent pandemic, and why we need a continued pipeline of new antibiotics to avoid this crisis.
Guests:
Ankit Mahadevia, Spero Therapeutics
Henry Skinner, AMR Action Fund
Mary Dwight, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation