They included streptomycin, tetracycline and erythromycin, antibiotics still in use today, though they easily get outflanked by resistant bacterial strains.

FORBES: Germ Warfare

They already have contributed to the development of the antibiotics erythromycin and tetracycline, the cancer chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, Wyeth's transplant drug Rapamune, and Merck's cholesterol-lowering medicine, Mevacor.

FORBES: A Dirty Business

But, then again, the amount of tetracycline given to animals outweighs literally all of the antibiotics taken by people.

FORBES: 80% Of Antibotics Go To Farm Animals