May premium magazine: Early warnings and near misses

Antimicrobial resistance

Men at a seafood stall in Wuhan, China.

Coronavirus or antibiotic resistance: Our appetite for animals (wild and domestic) poses big disease risks

By Laura H. Kahn | Analysis, Biosecurity

A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a white blood cell eating an antibiotic resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, commonly known as MRSA. Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

The existential threat of antimicrobial resistance

By Saskia Popescu | Biosecurity, Doomsday Clock, Technology and Security