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The Antibiocene – towards an eco-social analysis of humanity's antimicrobial footprint

Environmental Studies and Forestry

The Antibiocene – towards an eco-social analysis of humanity's antimicrobial footprint

C. Kirchhelle

Explore the groundbreaking research by Claas Kirchhelle, which argues for conceptualizing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a signal of a new geological era – the Antibiocene. This thought-provoking piece examines the need to shift our focus to the environmental aspects of One Health, while fostering interdisciplinary work to address the challenges posed by chronic antimicrobial exposure.

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Abstract
This thought piece argues that adequately responding to the anthropogenic transformation of the microbial commons requires reframing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as the pheno- and genotypic signal of a new geological era – an Anti-biocene. Conceptualizing AMR within an Antibiocene necessitates shifting the political gaze from the clinic and sites of food production to the environmental domain of One Health. Disentangling the human and non-human dimensions of the Antibiocene requires working across multiple scientific disciplines. The piece proposes comparative research on particularly contaminated sites to reconstruct the microbial, biochemical, and societal fallouts of chronic antimicrobial exposures and existing societal adaptations, informing debates on preserving our microbial commons and developing new forms of ‘eubiotic governance’.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Sep 28, 2023
Authors
Claas Kirchhelle
Tags
antimicrobial resistance
Antibiocene
One Health
microbial commons
eubiotic governance
environmental impact
chronic exposure
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