Mutation hotspots help 'friendly' viruses outmaneuver the bacteria in your gut

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Every 15 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from a drug-resistant superbug. A few decades from now, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections threaten to become the leading cause of death worldwide, outpacing cancer.