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Re:Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. hone... by timr on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @02:53PM (#44436971)
You might be right that the physical distribution plays a role, but the partial selective pressure of insecticide is like a resistance-generating machine -- as anyone who has tried to kill cockroaches will tell you.

Regardless, I think we both agree that the extremely unnatural pressures of industrial agriculture are a root cause here.

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Re:Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. hone... by GeekyBear on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @03:16PM (#44437142)
Certainly.

For example, Scandinavian countries that have made a concerted effort to only prescribe antibiotics to humans when they are medically necessary saw the genes for antibiotic resistance becoming less prevalent.

Unfortunately, America still allows agribusiness to feed livestock a constant stream of lower dose antibiotics, because doing so makes animals more efficient at turning feed into muscle.

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