Antibiotic resistance: where do we go next? - podcast

Climate change and pollution are the latest factors contributing to a global rise in antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to areport from the UN environment agency. Given that no new class of antibiotics has been discovered since the 1980s, what are our best hopes for tackling these bugs in the future? Ian Sample speaks to the Guardian ’s science correspondent Hannah Devlin aboutgenetically modified bacteria, the potential of plant toxins, and why scientists are hunting for viruses known as ‘bacteriophages’ in birdbaths and sewersClips: CNBCContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample with Hannah Devlin, sound designed by Joel Cox, and executive produced by Ellie Bury Tags: Microbiology Science Antibiotics MRSA and superbugs Health Source Type: news