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David Ramotowski receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIEHS P42ES013661) and previously from the University of Iowa Post-Comprehensive Fellowship. Unfortunately, banned isn’t the ...

A drug-resistant bacteria, commonly called “nightmare bacteria,” is spreading dramatically across the United States, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control, and it has been found ...