Antibiotics

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http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/28 This week we're talking about antibiotics. Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach. Follow us @usefulsci or email us at [email protected]. Show Notes Antibiotic use in animals raised for food is drastically increasing. This poses a risk for antibiotic resistance, which may limit our capacity to treat infectious diseases. Some non-antibiotic drugs prevent the growth of normal gut bacteria in similar ways to antibiotics, and may inadvertently contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance.

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