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Antimicrobial resistant atmosphere: Superbugs found in clouds

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A research team from Université Laval and Université Clermont Auvergne found antimicrobial resistant bacteria genes in clouds.(Supplied: SAPOL)

Each year, antimicrobial resistance kills more people than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined.

It might sound like something out of a science fiction dystopia but drug-resistant superbugs are now brewing in the clouds above us right now.

GUEST: Dr Phoebe Williams, antimicrobial resistance researcher at the University of Sydney

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