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We rely on antibiotics to treat everything from stomach bugs to skin rashes to bronchitis. In fact, we’ve been overusing them—and in doing so giving rise to new crop of dangerous bacterial infections that can’t be treated by anything we can get at the pharmacy. The more we use antibiotics, the more we help these superbugs build up their resistance. It’s an evolutionary battle, and the humans are losing. The projections are dire: according to some experts, antibiotic-resistant bacteria could kill 10 million people a year by 2050, surpassing cancer deaths. 

With their backs to the wall, scientists are now racing to find new natural sources of anti-bacterial compounds. VICE’s Thomas Morton travels along as they search deep in the jungle and deep underground for the life-saving drugs we so desperately need.

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Post-Antibiotic World: Sneak Peek (VICE on HBO)

Our third season of _VICE_ is currently airing Fridays on HBO, and we've got two preview clips from this week's episode to get you excited. So far this season, we've investigated climate change, police militarization, dangerous legal highs, and more. This week, we look at how our antibiotic-crazed culture is creating superbugs that could kill all many as 10 million people by 2050 according to some experts. A team of scientists are scouring the earth to find new natural sources of anti-bacterial compounds before it's too late.

Palm oil is used in almost all of the foods we eat and most of our household products—everything from packaged bread to cookies to toothpaste and soap. Production of palm oil has surged as a cheap alternative to trans fats. But as demand grows, growers in Indonesia are pushing farther and farther onto rainforest land, torching the forests as they go. The mass-burning of Indonesian jungles poses a major threat to wildlife, indigenous populations, and our global climate. 
 
VICE’s Ben Anderson goes to Indonesia to see the realities of the palm oil boom up close.

If you want to get involved or learn more about the threat to Indonesian rainforests, check out:

Forest Heroes: http://www.forestheroes.org
Forest Nature and Environment Aceh: http://thelastplaceonearth.org 
Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program: http://www.sumatranorangutan.org
Rainforest Action Network: http://www.ran.org/palm_oil

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Indonesia's Palm Bomb: Sneak Peek (VICE on HBO)

Later in the episode we travel to Indonesia to see how the palm oil boom is wreaking havoc on Indonesian wildlife, indigenous populations, and our climate as a whole. Check out these exclusive clips above and then watch the full episode Friday night.

_If you want to get involved or learn more about the threat to Indonesian rainforests, check out [Forest Heroes](http://www.forestheroes.org/), [Forest Nature and Environment Aceh](http://thelastplaceonearth.org/), [Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program](http://www.sumatranorangutan.org/), and [Rainforest Action Network](http://www.ran.org/palm_oil)._

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First, we investigate antibiotic-resistant superviruses and the scientists racing to combat them. Then, we head to Indonesia, to see how our culture's love of palm oil is wreaking havoc on the Indonesian jungles and indigenous populations.

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