Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 minutes ago
"The process of creating new antibiotics and understanding bacteria with particular mechanisms of resistance is like a dance..."
Antibiotics have saved countless lives since their introduction during the Second World War. They are used to treat infections like pneumonia, and underpin most operations like knee replacements, and cancer therapies.
Unfortunately, bacteria naturally evolve to become resistant to these drugs, in a phenomenon called ‘antimicrobial resistance’ (AMR). This causes antibiotics to be ineffective in routine treatments and surgeries, threatening lives across the globe.
In this video, we hear from researchers at the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research (IOI), about the 'what', 'why' and 'where' of resistance, and how their research aims to help tackle the issue.
Find out more about the IOI: ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk
Produced by: Dr Fiona Suttle
Written and directed by: Rob Key
Camera operator: Rob Key, Pete Telfer, Tom Wilkinson, Tom Fuller
Camera Assistant: Gus Canham
Lighting: Felix Cannadam
Edited by: Jack Tew
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Subtítulos en español: Natalia Pizarro Martín, Noelia Pérez González, Ana Holly Swift y Sofía Vázquez Sánchez. Con la supervisión de Laura González Fernández (Facultad de Traducción y Documentación, Universidad de Salamanca, España)
"The process of creating new antibiotics and understanding bacteria with particular mechanisms of resistance is like a dance..."
Antibiotics have saved countless lives since their introduction during the Second World War. They are used to treat infections like pneumonia, and underpin most operations like knee replacements, and cancer therapies.
Unfortunately, bacteria naturally evolve to become resistant to these drugs, in a phenomenon called ‘antimicrobial resistance’ (AMR). This causes antibiotics to be ineffective in routine treatments and surgeries, threatening lives across the globe.
In this video, we hear from researchers at the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research (IOI), about the 'what', 'why' and 'where' of resistance, and how their research aims to help tackle the issue.
Find out more about the IOI: ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk
Produced by: Dr Fiona Suttle
Written and directed by: Rob Key
Camera operator: Rob Key, Pete Telfer, Tom Wilkinson, Tom Fuller
Camera Assistant: Gus Canham
Lighting: Felix Cannadam
Edited by: Jack Tew
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Subtítulos en español: Natalia Pizarro Martín, Noelia Pérez González, Ana Holly Swift y Sofía Vázquez Sánchez. Con la supervisión de Laura González Fernández (Facultad de Traducción y Documentación, Universidad de Salamanca, España)
