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Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staph and anthrax may be in for a surprise. In this video, Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis, who watched a friend die when powerful antibiotics failed, unveils a radical new cure that shows extraordinary promise [4:42]
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I'm sorry to inflict this on you, and it's OK if you decide not to torture your brain watching it. This is Kary Mullis, Nobel prize winner for the discovery of PCR, giving a talk.
Just because you were right yesterday doesn't mean you're going to be right tomorrow.
…you think the PCR song is kind of catchy.
The PCR Song
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Mullis has been an odious wackaloon. It would be great if he is actually doing something productive again.