The hidden hazards of antibiotic resistance genes in air

(American Chemical Society) People are often notified about poor air quality by weather apps, and this happens frequently in urban areas, where levels of outdoor pollution containing particulates and soot are high. But now scientists are reporting in ACS' Environmental Science& Technology that there is another type of air contaminant that they say isn't receiving enough attention: antibiotic-resistance genes.
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