#3-04 - Antibiotic Resistance - ft. Prof. Hinrich Schulenburg

In this episode, Bea talks to Prof. Dr. Hinrich Schulenburg, a Max Planck fellow of the Max Planck Society and professor at the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel (CAU), about antibiotics resistance. Prof. Schulenburg’s research focuses of the evolution of host-microbe interactions, as well as understanding the evolution of antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria develop resistance against antibiotics designed to kill them. Antibiotic resistance has been developing globally, endangering the efficacy of antibiotics.

Here, Hinrich gives a thorough introduction to antibiotic resistance. He defines what exactly antibiotics are, what they do, and why antibiotic-resistant bacteria are extremely dangerous. He explains the mechanisms via which antibiotic resistance arises, why resistance to antibiotics has become a worldwide epidemic, and, most importantly, what some ways that we might try to stop and maybe even reverse its spread are.

Read more about Prof. Dr. Schulenberg's research here: https://www.evolbio.mpg.de/person/93986/3248501, and here: https://evoecogen-kiel.de/team/hinrich-schulenburg

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