Monday, 15 March, 2021, 08 : 00 AM [IST] Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR) has come into focus eversince the debate over the Corona virus pandemic and its effects has ensued. Research is essential to understand this aspect thoroughly in the fight against Covid-19. Dr Vijay Pal Singh, Joint Director, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), whose primary area of concern is AMR, in a telephonic and email interaction with Manjushree Naik throws light on the causes, concerns and results in regard to microbes and what the apex food regulator is doing. Excerpts: The pandemic, apart from the havoc that it has created worldwide, has shown us how we lag behind in our understanding of microbes? What challenges has this thrown up for us?