We shouldn't forget that antibiotic resistant bacteria become that way by giving up a metabolic pathway. Calling them 'superbugs' is actually misleading, becau

We shouldn't forget that antibiotic resistant bacteria become that way by giving up a metabolic pathway. Calling them 'superbugs' is actually misleading, because the resistant bacteria are usually less efficient. If you remove the exposure to the antibiotic, they will revert back to the wild strain pretty quickly. If we just stopped using antibiotics in agriculture, especially to promote growth, this could actually be possible.