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So were they also intentionally breeding antibiotic resistant bacteria?  Wouldn't that have been the inevitable result of consuming low levels of antibiotics over a long period of time?
The stomach cramps, photo hypersensitivity, and teeth discoloration in children must have been delightful.
by Andhakari on Sun Sep 5th, 2010 at 02:44:14 AM EST
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Perhaps the creation of drug resistant bacteria requires the wholesale contamination of entire landscapes, such as happens when anti-biotics are fed to chickens, pigs and cows. There are entire watersheds from Texas to the Dakotas where MDR bacteria thrive in the creeks and streams as well as in the soil of the surrounding lands.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Sep 5th, 2010 at 10:39:20 AM EST
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