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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago

Dual-action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago
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  • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    “Nearly” does heavy lifting here.

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    Because bacteria would need to implement defenses to both attacks simultaneously, the researchers calculated that drug resistance is nearly impossible.

    I’m no expert by any means, but I do know that several genetic failsafes have to be overcome simultaneously for you to develop cancer, so I don’t see why it would be nearly impossible for bacteria to overcome only two things at once.

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    • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      Tuberculosis is treated by a combination of drugs for the same reason and yet the bacteria still develops resistance.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      Nearly does a lot of work in that headline.

  • NuraShiny [any]@hexbear.net
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    So like…is this new breakthrough just taking two different antibiotics for the same disease? Am I missing something?

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