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true, but the article suggests that they were not seeing evidence of emergent resistance. Also, the mechanism of action is one which bacteria would have a very

• dnautics 10y ago
  I'll believe it when they make a megaplate with that stuff. megaplate: https://player.vimeo.com/video/180908160 https://player.vimeo.com/video/180908160
• AnimalMuppet 10y ago
  > true, but the article suggests that they were not seeing evidence of emergent resistance. It's a bit early for that, isn't it? Give it a decade or two of widespread use, and then we'll see. > Also, the mechanism of action is one which bacteria would have a very hard time learning resistance to. That is hopeful. But how hard is "a very hard time"? It takes decades? Centuries? Or never?
  • Fomite 10y ago
    It's pretty trivial to generate resistance phenotypes in a lab at much shorter time scales to detect if it's possible.