UWM professor’s startup takes aim at fire blight


UWM professor’s startup takes aim at fire blight


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates at least 2 million people in the United States become infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria each year and 23,000 die as a direct result of the infection.

Ching-Hong Yang, professor of biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, knows the dangers of antibiotic resistant bacteria all too well. Not only is it his field of study, but also his father almost died from it two years ago.

Problems with antibiotic resistant bacteria have been attributed by some scientists to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics...

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