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Pete Zicato 08-12-2010 12:00 PM
A World Without Anti-biotics
 
This looks bad

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The era of antibiotics is coming to a close. In just a couple of generations, what once appeared to be miracle medicines have been beaten into ineffectiveness by the bacteria they were designed to knock out. Once, scientists hailed the end of infectious diseases. Now, the post-antibiotic apocalypse is within sight.

Hyperbole? Unfortunately not.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...lth-infections

monster 08-12-2010 02:34 PM
It's OK, we have hand-sanitizer now....


:rolleyes:

Clodfobble 08-12-2010 02:37 PM
Well, I'll go ahead and say goodbye to all of you now, then. Without antibiotics, I'd have been dead a couple of times over, and my kids' non-functioning immune systems ain't gonna fare too well either. Sayonara.

Beest 08-13-2010 12:40 PM
Don't panic!, this little guy will save us.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...terior.svg.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage

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They have been used for over 60 years as an alternative to antibiotics in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.[5] They are seen as a possible therapy against multi drug resistant strains of many bacteria.

lookout123 08-13-2010 02:00 PM
Isn't that the moon lander?

Undertoad 08-13-2010 02:10 PM
It's a prototype of MST3K's Tom Servo.

http://cellar.org/2010/tomservo.jpg

Flint 08-13-2010 05:16 PM
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monster 08-13-2010 09:28 PM
No Disassemble!

jinx 09-06-2010 06:47 PM
Insect brains are rich stores of new antibiotics

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The pharmaceutical industry is generating fewer and fewer new antibiotics due to lack of financial incentives, meaning that alternative sources of new drugs are much needed.

squirell nutkin 09-06-2010 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Flint (Post 676376)
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Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 676360)
It's a prototype of MST3K's Tom Servo.

http://cellar.org/2010/tomservo.jpg
I knew I liked you guys for a reason

TheMercenary 09-08-2010 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Beest (Post 676354)
:thumb: love it.

elSicomoro 09-08-2010 05:00 PM
Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes..."It's impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are ingenious."

I think antibiotics still serve a vital purpose...without vancomycin in May, I might not have my left eye...or I might be dead. Doctors and parents just need to be careful with the damn things...you don't take them for colds, you always take all of them unless your doctor switches you to something else, etc. It's not rocket science, but some folks just don't really think about this shit.

Clodfobble 09-18-2010 10:36 PM
A recent study reveals that ancient tribes in Nubia, circa 350-500 AD, were taking medicinal doses of tetracycline, a powerful antibiotic in use today. The researchers believe they were most likely fermenting the tetracycline, which is produced by the soil bacteria streptomyces, in beer. Especially high amounts were found in the bones of those who had died young, such as the skull of a four-year-old, indicating that this wasn't an indifferent ingestion during the course of their daily diet, but rather something they were deliberately giving to those who were suffering from illness.

As UT is always saying, smart is not the same as wise, and I am convinced our current culture is the former.

xoxoxoBruce 09-19-2010 12:09 AM
Surely you're not questioning my standing as a wiseass.;)

Beest 09-21-2010 12:07 PM
I was just reading that a new source for anitbitoic agents might be
Locust brains

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Nine distinct chemical extracts from the locust brain killed Escherichia coli, which can cause food poisoning, and seven killed Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),


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