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Author: Jennifer Yang
Publication Date: March 20, 2026 - 06:13

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Morning Update: Hunting for new antibiotics

March 20, 2026

Good morning. Superbugs are becoming increasingly drug resistant and the market for discovering new antibiotics is broken. But last year, a Canadian lab made not one, but three, major discoveries. More on their surprising success below, along with fraud charges and firearms. But first:



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