This week’s grand rounds are now available at Medicine and Technology, one of several medical blogs run by Dr. Joseph Kim. On The Wards participates this week with our article on the TED Talk by Nobel laureate Kary Mullis. Dr. Kim describes the article as follows:

OTW (On The Wards) writes how the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria is generating a need for newer weapons against infectious diseases. Why do we have all these superbugs? Are healthcare professionals too eager to prescribe antibiotics? Let’s hope some advances in drug development will lead to more effective therapies against these multi-drug-resistant organisms.

Given that Dr. Kim hosts the grand rounds on his site, Medicine and Technology, the theme for this week is — not surprisingly — the use of technology in healthcare delivery. In our case, we explore a potential biotechnology concept to improve antibiotic therapeutics.