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Discovery of bacteria's defense against viruses becomes a piece of the puzzle against resistance

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Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades .

Researchers at Umeå University , Sweden , show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the mechanism of how bacteria build up defences against being infected by viruses.

It is about genes in the bacterium that interfere with the attacking virus's ability to multiply.

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