Defeating the Superbugs Horizon : Season 49 Episode 16
BBC Two 50m int(0)
Aired: September 10th, 2012 @ 9:00 PM EST on BBC Two
Across the world, the emergence of bacteria have gone rogue. These are the superbugs, dangerous bacteria that are becoming resistant to the only defence: antibiotics. Horizon meets the scientists who are tracking the spread of these potential killers around the globe, and discovers the new techniques researchers are developing to help defeat these superbugs.