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Drug-resistant bacteria loves to chow down on plastics

Séamus Bellamy
May 29, 2025
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Far be it from me to let you go a week without something new (but also kinda neat) to fret over. According to a recent Brunel University of London press release, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common infection caused by Pseudomonas bacteria, isn't just a superbug that's proven wickedly resistant to antibiotics – it has…

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