Antibiotic-resistant microbes date back to 450 million years ago, well before the age of dinosaurs
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 14:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Leading hospital 'superbugs,' known as the enterococci, arose from an ancestor that dates back 450 million years -- about the time when animals were first crawling onto land (and well before the age of dinosaurs), according to a new study.