Yale scientist Ben Chan spends a lot of time doing what most people would avoid at all costs. He travels the world collecting sewage samples. And he’s found that there are things hiding in our sewers. And not just clown or mutant turtles: bacteriophages, potentially life-saving cures for antibiotic-resistant infections.

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