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The Next Wonder Drug

Most antibiotics are discovered by studying microscopic organisms that live in the soil. Yet 99 percent of all these microbes are still unidentified, with their biological riches untapped. On Thursday's Morning Edition, NPR's Dan Charles reports that scientists are just beginning to explore this unseen world.

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