Health
Oxford animal-only antibiotic lab could prop up intensive farming, critics say – The Guardian
New research centre to tackle overlap of livestock and human medicines, but campaigners fear “techno-fix” for factory farming
Animals farmedNew research centre to tackle overlap of livestock and human medicines, but campaigners fear techno-fix for factory farming
Wed 20 Jan 2021 12.27 GMT
An initiative to develop bespoke antibiotics for livestock has raised fears that it could be a techno-fix for more intensive farming.
Mixed reactions have followed news that Ineos, a global petrochemical manufacturer, has donated £100m to establish the Ineos Oxford University Institute (IOI) for antimicrobial research.
The institute said…
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