The University of Oxford has been given £100m - one of the largest donations in its history - for a new institute focusing on resistance to antibiotics.
The gift from chemicals giant Ineos will be used to fund antimicrobial research at the institution, which played a key role in the origin of antibiotics after its academics developed the use of penicillin in the 1940s.Researchers will seek to develop new drugs for animals and humans, as well as promote more responsible use of the antibiotics we have, following a rise in antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" - Link - more like this (UOX) - link
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