Discover the history and future of antibiotics in Dangerous Miracle by Liam Shaw. Learn how antibiotics changed medicine, why resistance is growing, and what it means for your health.
Antibiotics are one of the greatest discoveries in human history.
They have saved millions of lives in less than a century.
They powered modern medicine like fuel, but at a hidden cost.
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Antibiotics were not invented. They were found in nature, made by microbes.
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Each time you use them, bacteria learn and adapt.
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Resistance grows faster than new drugs are discovered.
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Like oil, antibiotics are finite. Once gone, they cannot be replaced.
Shaw calls them “fossil drugs”—a limited resource we are burning through.
Why This Matters to You
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Can we treat infections tomorrow if the resistance continues to grow?
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What happens when routine surgery or childbirth becomes risky again?
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How can we protect antibiotics so they remain effective for future generations?
What the Book Covers
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The evolution of antibiotics over millions of years.
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The human story of discovery in the last century.
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The rapid rise of resistance threatens global health.
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The urgent need to change how we use antibiotics today.
A Wake-Up Call
Dangerous Miracle is not just history.
It is a warning about the fragile future of medicine.
The choices you make today about antibiotic use shape tomorrow’s treatments.
Do you think antibiotics will still work for your children—or will resistance win?
