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Kary Mullis apresenta uma cura de nova geração para infecções mortíferas.

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As bactérias multi resistentes matam, mesmo nos melhores hospitais. Mas infecções complicadas como as provocadas por Staphilococcus e Anthrax podem agora vir a ter uma surpresa. O Nobel da Química Kary Mullis, que viu um amigo morrer quando fortes antibióticos falharam, revela uma nova cura radical que promete resultados extraordinários.

Kary Mullis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a way to copy a strand of DNA. (His technique, called PCR, jump-started the 1990s' biorevolution.) He's known for his wide-ranging interests -- and strong opinions. Full bio »

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