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quux9y ago· 4 in thread

And in a way penicillin is too good to be true, now that bacteria are widely resistant to it and many other antibiotics.

eliben9y ago

Penicillin probably saved at least tens of millions of lives, and other antibiotics even more. Yes, some strains of bacteria are developing resistance, but even today antibiotics are saving many many lives every day.

a_imho9y ago

Can we crispr resistant bacteria to be susceptible to penicillin/antibiotics again?

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omarchowdhury9y ago

Doesn't erase the benefit it has had up to this point.

erklik9y ago

The millions saved haven't been eroded if some bacteria now are developing resistance.

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