http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/ Science and Engineering: Innovation, Research, Education and Economics Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:39:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-65884 Tom Mon, 04 May 2009 04:48:09 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/#comment-65884 These discoveries are in line with some of the staph viruses found in hospitals that are resistant to anti biotics. The key take away is that the wee beasties will mutate so any antibiotic holds only a temporary solution. As soon as one antibiotic goes on the market a new one has to be developed to bite the bugs that have found a resistance to the antibiotic just released. These discoveries are in line with some of the staph viruses found in hospitals that are resistant to anti biotics. The key take away is that the wee beasties will mutate so any antibiotic holds only a temporary solution. As soon as one antibiotic goes on the market a new one has to be developed to bite the bugs that have found a resistance to the antibiotic just released.

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-64431 Anonymous Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:46:01 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/#comment-64431 Nice post, really interesting stuff bacteria arent they? Nice post, really interesting stuff bacteria arent they?

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-62506 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Superbugs - Deadly Bacteria Take Hold Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/#comment-62506 "you take a capable microorganism like Klebsiella and you put it through the grueling test of being exposed to a broad spectrum of antibiotics and it will eventually defeat your efforts..." “you take a capable microorganism like Klebsiella and you put it through the grueling test of being exposed to a broad spectrum of antibiotics and it will eventually defeat your efforts…”

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-61448 CuriousCat: High School Student Isolates Microbe that Eats Plastic Sat, 24 May 2008 14:20:13 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/#comment-61448 "First, he ground plastic bags into a powder. Next, he used ordinary household chemicals, yeast and tap water to create a solution that would encourage microbe growth..." “First, he ground plastic bags into a powder. Next, he used ordinary household chemicals, yeast and tap water to create a solution that would encourage microbe growth…”

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-61040 Virtual Coach | Think Antibiotics Kill all Home Bacteria? Think again! Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:11:56 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/04/bacteria-survive-on-all-antibiotic-diet/#comment-61040 [...] The next time you think antibiotics are the cureall for ickness, remember: "The scientists wanted to make sure they had a good control—a group of bacteria that didn’t grow at all—so they bathed some of the bacteria in antibiotics [...] [...] The next time you think antibiotics are the cureall for ickness, remember: “The scientists wanted to make sure they had a good control—a group of bacteria that didn’t grow at all—so they bathed some of the bacteria in antibiotics [...]

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