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Breaking the link between industrial pollution and antibiotic resistance

Members'-only content Heidi Vella — Fri 20 Oct 2023 — updated 6 Nov 2023

The link between environmental pollution from industrial sources and the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance has been exposed in a new UN report. What can be done to break the cycle?

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In the September 2023 issue of E+T, readers discuss mass extinction events, fusion energy, AI and more.
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