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Global Biological Experiment Generates Exciting New Results

Posted by Unknown on from the we're-all-gonna-die dept.

New submitter hoboroadie writes "Scientific American Magazine says antibiotic-resistance genes have moved from the incubators of our hospitals and factory farms, and are spreading through diverse species in the wild. Resistance genes have been detected in crows, gulls, houseflies, moths, foxes, frogs, sharks and whales, as well as in sand and coastal water samples from California and Washington. This stuff is getting more and more like a Hollywood script everyday, n'est ce pas?"

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  1. Re:But.. by argStyopa · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Does market capitalism solve everything? No. It has some glaring weaknesses.

    I'll still take it over totalitarianism - no matter how benign or benevolent it says it will be.

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    -Styopa