Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens

Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens

Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to addr…

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