Study Finds New Genetic Mutations Behind Antibiotic Resistance

Study Finds New Genetic Mutations Behind Antibiotic Resistance
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Scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Massachusetts, have identified new genetic mutations that cause high-level antibiotic resistance.

According to a 2013 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic-resistant infections kill at least 23,000 people in the United States annually.



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