In the presence of really severe infections (called “sepsis”), to save lives, doctors need to kill the bugs causing the infection, whilst giving patients supportive therapy such as intravenous fluids. Treatment of sepsis needs to target the right bugs. …

Wide scale antimicrobial usage in animal farming accelerates antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria which is spread on to the human population that consume the products and the environment into which livestock farming wastes are released. Repeated use …