From: rsw@therandymon.com   
      
   On 2015-11-19, Hils  wrote:   
   > "The last line of antibiotic defence against some serious infections   
   > is under threat, say experts who have identified a gene that enables   
   > resistance to spread between bacteria in China.   
   >   
   > The gene, called mcr-1, allows a range of common bacteria, including E   
   > coli, to become resistant to the last fully functional class of   
   > antibiotics, the polymyxins. This gene, they say, is widespread in   
   > bugs called /Enterobacteriaceae/ carried by both pigs and people in   
   > south China and is likely to spread worldwide."   
   >   
      
   Note to self: avoid serious infections.  Some day we'll look back at the   
   past fifty years and say, 'it was nice while it lasted.'  Too bad these   
   organisms can evolve faster than we can design new medicines, and our   
   usage and application of things like antibiotics have led to faster   
   evolutionary processes among these organisms.   
      
   I find it a bit hard to weep for the human race though.  Since we're now   
   entering the phase of 'resource wars' (hard to think what's going on in   
   the Middle East is anything but), maybe a few million/billion human   
   beings on earth isn't so bad.  Just hope I'm not one of the ones who   
   gets felled by an infected wound.  On behalf of every other species on   
   earth, "awww yeah!  Sweet!!"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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