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Forgotten Antibiotic From Decades Past May Be a Superbug Killer (www.sciencealert.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How long will it work before bacteria develop resistances to it?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Better question, can big ag dope up all the cows in unsanitary conditions to lower their costs by 10 cents per pound (nobody cares about mystical superbugs) /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Another question, can pharma patent this natural substance so no one else can make it for the next 20 years?