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by Aunche 2301 days ago
> Discover a new drug for a anti-biotic resistant infection? Great, here is $500M as long as you agree to produce as much drug as needed for free or some nominal cost.

Most AR bacteria can be killed by trying different antibiotics. Sure they can mutate to something more dangerous, but it doesn't make sense to make drugs for bacteria that don't even exist yet. There are too many variables to account for.