This image shows a lab technician measuring the zone of inhibition during an antibiotic sensitivity test, 1972. The zone of inhibition is measured and compared to a standard in order to determine if an antibiotic is effective in treating the bacterial infection. (Gilda Jones/CDC via Getty Images)

December 13, 2019 10:43 AM EST

Biopharma has abandoned antibiotic development. Here’s why we did, too.

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