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Plastic pollution linked to rise of killer superbugs

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Tiny fragments of plastic increase rate of genetic transfer between bacteria 200-fold .

By rapidly transferring DNA between bacteria it is easier for infections to become impervious to the drugs used to treat them.

Antimicrobial resistant ( AMR ) infections kill 10 million people a year globally by 2050 .

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