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Agricultural soils exposed to controversial weedkiller may be unexpected breeding ground for hospital 'superbugs'
- March 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Each year, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is responsible for an estimated 1.1 to 1.4 million deaths worldwide. Now, scientists have found evidence that the spread of AMR isn't always driven by bacteria evolving to resist the antibiotics themselves: rather, certain weedkillers can have the same effect.
Originally published at Phys.org