“ They have been fed in huge quantities to livestock, not to cure disease but to aid growth; this is a major reason for heightened microbial resistance. ” The result, the book warns, is that “we may be running out of new antibiotics. ”
पण प्रतिजैवांना प्रतिरोध उत्पन्‍न होण्यासंबंधी काळजी वगळता, २० व्या शतकाचे उत्तरार्ध मुख्यत्वे वैद्यकीय विजयांचे पर्व म्हणावे लागेल.