The following is a guest post from Jo of Head Nurse, who calls it "a simple guide to antibiotic resistance for the liberal arts major."

I was happy to see the New York Times writing about drug resistance and overuse of antibiotics yesterday. If you haven’t seen it yet: Free Antibiotics May Contribute to Drug Resistance, Officials Say. The content is good, the title less so. The title of the related blog post, Are Free Antibiotics Good for You? is even more misleading.

Paul Miller and Michael Dunne are scientists. Dr. Miller is a microbiologist whose training focused on understanding how the genes of bacteria work.