Kary Mullis tells of the end of the threat of bacterial resistance.

From TED.com. Subscribe to TED Talks (They're awesome): http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_video (from TED) Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staph and anthrax may be in for a surprise. Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis, who watched a friend die when powerful antibiotics failed, unveils a radical new cure that shows extraordinary promise. (from Me) The implications? Custom strain-specific antibiotics. A strain becomes resistant? Fine; isolate, culture, sequence, engineer, and eliminate. Technique patent: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7422746.PN.&OS=PN/7422746&RS=PN/7422746 ---------------- I believe, in good faith, that all content posted herein to be either my own content, content used under the fair use as permitted under Title 17 of the US Code, sections 107 to 118**, or content that has been licensed to be used in manners encompassing all manners that I have used it. If you believe you have a claim under the DMCA to any part of this video, I request that you PM me on this channel prior to making any filings. If your claim is valid, I will then make an effort to edit and replace the questionable content, or remove the video (if it is wholly owned and my understanding incorrect about your original permission). I will request a one week grace period for editing, as it does take some time to source replacement material - though that is negotiable. If your claim is invalid, as determined by my attorney, I will notify you of this once. If, then, a DMCA is filed, I will immediately verify your claim's invalidity, and file a counter suit for fraud and/or perjury, as the law permits. Below is the record of all non-original content and my reason for believing that my use of it is permitted. All TED videos are shared under (CC)-3.0-BY-NC-ND: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 This instance of sharing constitutes Fair Use with Implicit permission under the Creative Commons License used by TED Conferences, LLC. ** Found here: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sup_01_17_10_1.html