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Ibid.

168 discoveries have slowed to a trickle

Ibid.

169 life-saving antibiotics is rapidly eroding their effectiveness

”The Spread of Superbugs,” Economist, March 31, 2011.

170 ways that circ.u.mvent the effectiveness of the antibiotic

Brandon Keim, ”Antibiotics Breed Superbugs Faster Than Expected,” Wired, February 11, 2010.

171 only when they are clearly needed

Alexander Fleming, ”Penicillin,” n.o.bel Lecture, December 11, 1945, /Health/Healthday/story?id=4506442&page=1#.UDVmwo40jdk.

172 they stumble upon new traits that make the antibiotics impotent

Keim, ”Antibiotics Breed Superbugs Faster Than Expected.”

173 Some antibiotics have already become ineffective against certain diseases

Katie Moisse, ”Antibiotic Resistance: The 5 Riskiest Superbugs,” ABC News, March 27, 2012, abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/antibiotic-resistance-riskiest-superbugs/story?id=15980356#.UC7l0UR9nMo.

174 rate that is frightening to many health experts

Moisse, ”Antibiotic Resistance: The 5 Riskiest Superbugs.”

175 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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