New tactics in controlling infection are sorely needed, with antibiotic-resistant bacteria expected to claim as many as 2 million lives each year by 2050.
There is no such thing as a bacteria we can’t kill; the only hard part is finding a way to only kill the bacteria and not the patient.
We are locked into a arms race with evolution. One key aspect of this would be to limit any new drugs developed for humans only, and not to be fed to livestock at scale (even when they are not sick). This limits the exposure of bacteria to the adversarial environment so it doesn’t have as many chances to evolve counter measures.
Let’s not forget that Mitochondria, the power house of the cell, that humans depend on for essential function - are from bacteria.
The whole concept of UV light, the way it kills it in one minute - that’s pretty powerful. Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way?
That still only deals with zoonotic pathogens. Another mayor problem is the non-metabolized (more than half of ingested) anitbiotics that we flush down and don’t filter out.
There is no such thing as a bacteria we can’t kill; the only hard part is finding a way to only kill the bacteria and not the patient.
We are locked into a arms race with evolution. One key aspect of this would be to limit any new drugs developed for humans only, and not to be fed to livestock at scale (even when they are not sick). This limits the exposure of bacteria to the adversarial environment so it doesn’t have as many chances to evolve counter measures.
Let’s not forget that Mitochondria, the power house of the cell, that humans depend on for essential function - are from bacteria.
I think that’s why the scientists are worried.
The whole concept of UV light, the way it kills it in one minute - that’s pretty powerful. Supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way?
Had us in the first half, not gonna lie.
That still only deals with zoonotic pathogens. Another mayor problem is the non-metabolized (more than half of ingested) anitbiotics that we flush down and don’t filter out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7kJzvEwmSE (Asionometry: Antibiotics in our wastewater)