A lucky laboratory accident led to the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic. In the mid-20th century, many people thought that antibiotics would end bacteria-caused diseases forever. Today, though, overuse of antibiotics has made so many kinds of bacteria resistant to these drugs that some experts think antibiotics will soon be useless.
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