Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in 4-Million-Year-Old Cave

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13. It's a bit different

They're not exchanging immunities- they're firing on each other with their own chemical weapons. Since all these bacteria use them against each other, what the scientists are looking for are weapons we can use to fight off infections we suffer from that are becoming resistant to current antibiotics (such as MRSA).

I got what was either a staph or strep infection on my chin from a shaving comb about 18 months ago. Hideous experience (I could describe it but I won't) and it scared the hell out of me. We need more drugs to fight this bug, and what these people are doing may help in that effort.

Edited to add a quote from the article in post #8:

“What it means is that there’s also a broad range of antibiotics we’ve yet to discover,” said Dr. Barton, noting that the researchers have already isolated one and are working with a pharmaceutical company to develop it into a drug.