{"id":4787,"date":"2026-01-19T00:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4787"},"modified":"2026-08-27T00:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:15:00","slug":"amr-is-everybodys-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/amr-is-everybodys-business\/","title":{"rendered":"AMR is Everybody&#8217;s Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: AMR is Everybody&amp;apos;s Business\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3fhR5G3zwsj3Z7AqCNYtkp?si=_QKdJ-98STK0TaKk6cbowg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antimicrobial resistance is often framed as a technical problem for scientists and policymakers. 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