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Rising resistance to antibiotics, Butchers, Safety of GM food

Rising resistance to antibiotics, how butchers are keeping beef on our shopping lists, rural broadband and the safety of GM food.

A long awaited report into the rise in resistance to antibiotics warns that if bugs continue to develop immunity to the drugs, 10 million people a year could die by 2050.

We hear how butchers are keeping beef on our shopping lists as part of our theme on the beef industry this week - and hear in the Queen's speech that the government has promised to introduce a universal service obligation for all homes and businesses in the UK to get a fast broadband connection.
Lastly an American study by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concludes that GM crops are safe and that there is no danger to either humans or the environment.

13 minutes

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  • Thu 19 May 2016 05:45

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