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Antibiotics

Science

Playing Chicken

Antibiotics made modern farming possible. But as “societal drugs,” their use by any individual affects us all.

Sasha Chapman The Walrus Dec 2014 25min Permalink

Science

Imagining the Post-Antibiotics Future

After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely?

Maryn McKenna Medium Nov 2013 10min Permalink