Thursday, March 19, 2026

Antimicrobial resistance and warfare

Bit of a stretch to my usual environmental worries but, related to the current Middle East conflict, this piece on yesterday's Inside Health (starts at 8 mins in) explaining how the widespread distribution of heavy metal fragments from all the munitions being used can supercharge antimicrobial bacterial resistance.  Truly scary stuff!

Antimicrobial resistance and warfare

Bit of a stretch to my usual environmental worries but, related to the current Middle East conflict, this piece on yesterday's Inside H...