Superbug! Sort of: NDM-1, XF-73, and a Dash of Common Sense

In a not-all-that-startling (to the Lemming) turn of events, the Superbug may not be quite ready for crisis du jure status. Bacteria with the gene that lets them produce the NDM-1 enzyme may be in the news for a while - so the Lemming has started a link list.

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• "Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug With NDM-1 Enzyme"
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  Particularly
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