Thursday, April 26, 2007

Bacterial Resistance Could be a thing of the Past

To best defeat an enemy it is quite wise to know everything about them. One should know their strengths, weaknesses and goals. These are just a few. As everyone knows a bacterial infection is not a good thing and a resistant infections is very dangerous. But why is some bacteria resistant? According to Dr. Bayles, the bacteria undergo programmed cell death which expel their DNA in the microfilm of other bacterium. This strengthens all the rest of them aiding in their resistivity to antibiotics. This however is a theory but if true they will now be able to attack the bacteria in a different way because of a new understanding of the bacteria. It is crucial to know your enemy.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=68866

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