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Radio 4,26 Oct 2017,28 mins

A world without antibiotics?

The Briefing Room

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Drug resistant infections cause 700,000 deaths a year and it's estimated that could rise to 10 million by 2050 unless major action is taken. David Aaronovitch asks how can an antibiotic crisis can be averted? Joining him in The Briefing Room are: Clare Wilson, medical reporter with The New Scientist Laura Piddock, professor of microbiology at Birmingham University Jeremy Knox, head of policy on drug-resistant infections at health charity The Wellcome Trust

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