BIG CHICKEN: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats
(WorldNews Entertainment)

Chicken is the world`s most popular meat, but its path to our plates winds through a dark and fascinating history. BIG CHICKEN: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats (National Geographic Books; on sale September 12th 2017; Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4262-1766-1; $27.00; eBook ISBN: 978-1-4262-1767-8; $13.99) explores the `backyard bird`s` meteoric rise from local delicacy to global commodity, and how it paved the way for a stunning transformation of farming worldwide. Award-winning journalist (New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Wired, Scientific American), critically acclaimed author (SUPERBUG and BEATING BACK THE DEVIL), and TED...