New Superbug Weapon to Replace Failing Antibiotics

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers in British Columbia have identified a peptide that can fight infection by boosting the immune system. Because antibiotics are under threat due to an explosion of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, this may be just in time."

Comments

I hope not

[DogDude]

I, for one, hope it doesn't work. I have a lot of shotgun shells and canned foods that will go to waste if my prediction of bacteria wiping out the human race doesn't come true.

Re:I hope not

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm more curious what the shotguns shells would be for myself, who is he planning on shooting?

The zombies created by the superbug, of course, silly.

Quick.

[Original Replica]

Let's inject it into all our livestock.

Simple fix for this problem

[LunaticTippy]

We need to develop a new, superstrong antibiotic called Placebocillin. If that doesn't work, we can always try intravenous Cephplacebo.