alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoScientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AIwww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareMaximilianKohler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoI guess all the people solely cheering for this aren’t aware of the damage we’ve been doing to ourselves with antibiotics: While antibiotic resistance gets all the attention, the damage being done to our host-native microbiomes is arguably as big a threat as climate change, as the damage compounds over generations, and once it’s gone you can’t get it back. (Apr 2019). Resistance may already be a solved problem: https://humanmicrobiome.info/antibiotics/#fmt-to-counter-antibiotic-resistance
minus-squareDarkroomDoc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoThis is a simplified to the point of absurdity comment. Microbiome is important, but is absolutely not enough to prevent antibiotic resistance.
minus-squareMaximilianKohler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoThat is simply wrong. I wonder what gives you the courage to make such boldly false statements?
minus-squareDarkroomDoc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoMy medical degree, internship, residency, and years practicing as a doctor.
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoSo nothing relevant to the discussion. Got it.
I guess all the people solely cheering for this aren’t aware of the damage we’ve been doing to ourselves with antibiotics:
While antibiotic resistance gets all the attention, the damage being done to our host-native microbiomes is arguably as big a threat as climate change, as the damage compounds over generations, and once it’s gone you can’t get it back. (Apr 2019).
Resistance may already be a solved problem: https://humanmicrobiome.info/antibiotics/#fmt-to-counter-antibiotic-resistance
This is a simplified to the point of absurdity comment. Microbiome is important, but is absolutely not enough to prevent antibiotic resistance.
That is simply wrong. I wonder what gives you the courage to make such boldly false statements?
My medical degree, internship, residency, and years practicing as a doctor.
So nothing relevant to the discussion. Got it.