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New CRISPR tool spreads through bacteria to disable antibiotic resistance genes
- February 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Antibiotic resistance (AR) has steadily accelerated in recent years to become a global health crisis. As deadly bacteria evolve new ways to elude drug treatments for a variety of illnesses, a growing number of "superbugs" have emerged, ramping up estimates of more than 10 million worldwide deaths per year by 2050.
Originally published at Phys.org