The Center for Disease Control (CDC) predicts that by 2050, antibiotic resistant bacteria will likely kill more people than cancer. Unfortunately, since the 1980’s, the rate of which new antibiotics are being researched and discovered has declined rapidly as the development of new antibiotics is not profitable for pharmaceutical companies. As these resistant bacteria become more prevalent, it is crucial that new novel antibiotics are discovered to combat the CDC’s prediction.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) predicts that by 2050, antibiotic resistant bacteria will likely kill more people than cancer. Unfortunately, since the 1980’s, the rate of which new antibiotics are being researched and discovered has declined rapidly as the development of new antibiotics is not profitable for pharmaceutical companies. As these resistant bacteria become more prevalent, it is crucial that new novel antibiotics are discovered to combat the CDC’s prediction.