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Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we've tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve -- but this strategy isn't working. Drug-resistant bacteria known as superbugs killed nearly 700,000 people last year, and by 2050 that number could be 10 million -- more than cancer kills each year. Can physics help? In a talk from the frontiers of science, radiation scientist David Brenner shares his work studying a potentially life-saving weapon: a wavelength of ultraviolet light known as far-UVC, which can kill superbugs safely, without penetrating our skin. Followed by a Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson.

  * Watch the video: [[https://www.ted.com/talks/david_brenner_a_new_weapon_in_the_fight_against_superbugs?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2017-12-16&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button#t-601745|David Brenner: A new weapon in the fight against superbugs]]

  * Check out the BRAINBOX experiment [[http://flipster.tv/doku.php?id=brainbox:young-doctors:home|using ultraviolet light to help predict cancer]]