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Farm-raised fish: Evaluating antibiotic content - C C - Oct 21, 2014
http://www.biodesign.asu.edu/news/fish-tale-new-study-evaluates-antibiotic-content-in-farm-raised-fish
EXCERPT: Antibiotics--one of modernity’s great success stories--are charms that come with a curse. Their overuse in human and animal populations can lead to the development of resistant microbial strains, posing a dire threat to global health. In a new study, Hansa Done, PhD candidate, and Rolf Halden, PhD, researchers at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, examine antibiotic use in the rapidly expanding world of global aquaculture....