Scientists warned of an imminent global crisis. But the medical, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries have failed to listen. Now, the spread of deadly, drug-resistant disease is upon us.
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have played an essential role in destroying bacteria and combating infections. Antibiotics have undoubtedly saved tens of millions of lives, helped to extend life expectancy, and removed communicable diseases as the leading cause of death in the developed world. But as with all medical breakthroughs, there are risks.
The 1950s to the 1970s marked the golden era of antibiotic discovery; virtually all antibiotics in use today derive from the antibiotic classes discovered back then. But as antibiotics became more specialized and more accessible, we began to see the evolution of antibiotic resistance. Bacteria became resistant to the drugs that had previously contained them.
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