Climate change turning soil into breeding ground for superbugs

Climate change is fuelling the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in soils, posing a growing threat to global public health, a new international study has found.Researchers, including a team from Durham University, say warming temperatures are accelerating the spread and development of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil microbes.
These genes make bacteria less responsive to antibiotics, raising the risk of untreatable infections.The research shows that as the planet heats up, conditio