[UCANSEE2]

[chessplayer]

Won’t bacteria just develop a new shield?

[Slyfox]

I remember my college microbiology class.....I opened up a petri dish and recognized the smell of my brother's dirty socks.

Finally, I was able to scream at my brother the name of the bacteria he had on his feet.

[Sherman Logan]

NPGUK researchers have found a way to weaken the molecular armour of Escherichia coli to allow the host's immune system to attack and kill the pathogen.

E. coli isn't much of a pathogen.

This story is important because of the potential effect of the new treatment on other types of gram-negative bacteria, many of which are indeed bad news.

In fact, E. coli is so widely used for experiment partially because it isn't much of a danger to people.

[Myrddin]

Not all E. coli is bad. We depend on E. coli to make vitamin K in our gut. A few serotypes are serious human pathogens.

[maine-iac7]

when I get that first telltale grip in my stomach after eating in some restaurant - I grab the cider vinegar (organic with the ‘mother’ in it) -

a tsp of that in a juice glass of warm water - almost immediately kills the bad bugs - for me anyway.

Not prescribing anything, so you NSA goons can back off - I'm just saying what “works for me.” - simple and natural - no new 'miracle drugs' that later prove to be dangerous in themselves...

[Right Wing Assault]

Related:

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/May/12051101.asp