Peter Attia· MD
The time period it took for bacteria to develop resistance through their Natural Evolution was about 23 years when antibiotics were first mass-produced in the 1950s and 60s then it shrunk down to 14 years and now it's about one year
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The time period it took for bacteria to develop resistance through their Natural Evolution was about 23 years when antibiotics were first mass-produced in the 1950s and 60s then it shrunk down to 14 years and now it's about one year
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The time period it took for bacteria to develop resistance through their Natural Evolution was about 23 years when antibiotics were first mass-produced in the 1950s and 60s then it shrunk down to 14 years and now it's about one year