Article 71W7M Life Invisible: the fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth

Life Invisible: the fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth

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Bettina Perut, Iván Osnovikoff, Harri Grace, Paul
from Science | The Guardian on (#71W7M)

Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world's driest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against the magnificent backdrop of endless plains, microscopic discoveries lead her team of scientists to question how critically lithium mining is damaging the delicate ecosystem and impacting Indigenous communities

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