Fascinating story that is also rather terrifying considering the steady decrease in the efficacy of antibiotics. Antibiotics are arguably the most important med

Fascinating story that is also rather terrifying considering the steady decrease in the efficacy of antibiotics. Antibiotics are arguably the most important medical invention ever, and yet we use them so haphazardly and at such scale that we are throwing into doubt whether they will continue to be effective. This is a little-discussed facet of industrial animal farming in particular: we are jeopardizing our defence against superbugs so we can eat cheap chicken!