Avinash Kar

MRSA bacteria

Are antibiotics in livestock helping fuel ‘superbugs’? Scientists and courts fight it out

Science

The overuse of antibiotics in livestock may contribute to antibiotic resistance in humans, which some scientists think may cause a public health disaster. But courts have ruled against mandatory rules limiting antibiotics in animals, and other researchers say that’s just fine.

MRSA bacteria

Are antibiotics in livestock helping fuel ‘superbugs’? Scientists and courts fight it out

Science

Advocates say FDA should ban all non-medical use of antibiotics in animals

Health & Medicine