The race against antibiotic resistance in the world's driest place | Documentary

Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s highest desert, the Atacama in Chile.
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As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against the magnificent backdrop of endless plains, microscopic discoveries lead her team of scientists to question how critically lithium mining is damaging the delicate ecosystem and impacting Indigenous communities

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