alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoScientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AIwww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1589arrow-down114cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlineworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up1575arrow-down1external-linkScientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AIwww.euronews.comalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square62fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlineworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareMaximilianKohler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down17·11 months 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-up16arrow-down1·11 months 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-up2arrow-down5·11 months agoThat is simply wrong. I wonder what gives you the courage to make such boldly false statements?
minus-squareNAK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·11 months agoBacterial infections can kill people. Don’t be stupid
minus-squareMaximilianKohler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·edit-211 months agoA perfect example of the black and white thinking that has caused so much harm. https://humanmicrobiome.info/antibiotics/#antibiotics-overuse
minus-squareNAK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoIf the choice between giving someone life saving antibiotics or disrupting their gut microbiom until they eat some yogurt, that’s an easy choice. False equivalency is what you’re doing, btw
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?
Bacterial infections can kill people.
Don’t be stupid
A perfect example of the black and white thinking that has caused so much harm.
https://humanmicrobiome.info/antibiotics/#antibiotics-overuse
If the choice between giving someone life saving antibiotics or disrupting their gut microbiom until they eat some yogurt, that’s an easy choice.
False equivalency is what you’re doing, btw