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Tag: Prof Jeremy Farrar

  • Thursday, January 9th 2014 - 19:00 UTC

    End of the golden age of antibiotics, which has become a 'truly global issue'

    Antibiotics have been around for less than a century but infectious agents are older than humanity and continually evolving

    The growing threat of antibiotic resistant organisms is once again in the spotlight. Prof Jeremy Farrar, the new head of Britain's biggest medical research charity the Wellcome Trust said it was a “truly global issue”. Prof. Farrar told BBC Radio 4's Today program that the golden age of antibiotics could come to an end unless action is taken.