Pre-Collegiate

By Om Pargaonkar, BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA ABSTRACT Antibiotic resistance is undoubtedly one of the greatest threats to humanity, threatening to undo nearly a century of global health advances. Antibiotics were once touted as wonder drugs that could cure even the gravest of bacterial infections. Now, faced with multi-drug resistant superbugs, they have been reduced to mere temporary solutions. To address this global crisis, scientists have looked to nature f