Crafty Bacteria Change Shape To Evade Antibiotics
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Antibiotics — medications that destroy or slow down bacteria growth — are becoming increasingly less effective as the pathogens find new ways to evade the drugs. Some produce pumps that flush the antibacterial medicines out from the bacterial cell, while others modify themselves, so they are unrecognizable as targets. Now, researchers at UK's Newcastle University have recorded the germs shedding their outer skins and changing their shapes to avoid detection.
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master_expert5년 이상I did research and there is a bacteria-like creature That can kill germs. And also the resistant bugs are called Super bugs
fortnitemaster85년 이상Yeah that was in a peppa pig episode- master_expert5년 이상Cool & Cool
- asg3185년 이상Wow!Who knew bacteria were so adaptable and could survive drugs!I loved the article!😄
roseslove5년 이상This was very interesting! I did know that and I had a great time reading it!
waterfallgirl5년 이상Hope they fix it soon
darbi5년 이상The thing is we have a way to counter the antibiotics resistant bacteria but they don't think that it is safe. The counter is the Bacteriophage which is a virus that kills only bad bacteria.- fortnitemaster85년 이상If it killed only bad bacteria, it would be a cure for cancer. Cancer is a virus that attaches itself to cells in your body and then proceeds to destroy the cells. Some cancers, such as skin cancer, can be treated if diagnosed early. This happens simply by the virus-infected skin being amputated, which removes the cancerous cells. Others, such as pancreatic cancer, cannot be treated. You can't just remove someone's pancreas and expect it to be okay. They just have to stay on life support and chemotherapy. With your miracle version of bacteriophage,(not capitalized) which found some time ago, we would be able to cure any cancer, and it would be just as treatable as a common cold. Bacteriophage doesn't just kill bad bacteria, it kills all bacteria. This would theoretically cure cancer, but also kill the person, which we don't want to do. As you can see, the bacteriophage is technically a cure, but not ideal, as it kills the host of the bacteria as well.
prettylovely5년 이상Wow that's cool i cant wait to tell my teacher and do it for my current event worksheet eek
lachie2005년 이상Hopefully we find a way to fix it?!?- lachie2005년 이상That's kinda really scary!!!
xpertthief625년 이상I never even knew bacteria could do that!
walttpa5년 이상This is so cool my teacher assined us to find one and I choose this one because who knew THIS very thing could happen!? 😃