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I would not be so sure of that until long term tests have been done to bacteria populations. All it would take is a random mutation which makes it harder for th
by jeltz 13y ago
I would not be so sure of that until long term tests have been done to bacteria populations. All it would take is a random mutation which makes it harder for the polymer to attach to the bacteria.
- JoeAltmaier 13y agoSure, given that, what does it matter? Don't kill the bacteria now because...what? The old argument was, don't make our current antibiotics useless by breeding 'resistant' varieties. But now, IBM is making 'magic bullet' antibiotic polymers on their 3D polymer printer. So what does it matter that new varieties mutate or whatever, if you can just print up a new polymer to handle it. This is a game-changer. The old ways of thinking are probably obsolete.