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Extreme Weather Events Like Hurricanes Can Spread Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Research links hurricanes and drought with increasing risks of antibiotic resistance genes, which are concentrated in manure.
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Pragathi Ravi
Pragathi Ravi is an independent science journalist whose stories have appeared in Wired, Grist, the Christian Science Monitor and others. She lives in New York.
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