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Potential Cure For Antibiotic Resistant Infections

Posted by kdawson on from the early-days-but-promising dept.

kpw10 writes to let us know about research to be published this week that offers hope in the battle against multi-drug-resistant bacteria. "Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that two drugs used to treat bone loss in old folks can both kill and short-circuit the 'sex life' of antibiotic-resistant bacteria blamed for nearly 100,000 hospital deaths across the country each year."

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  1. Why use Drugs? by filesiteguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    discovered that two drugs used to treat bone loss in old folks can both kill and short-circuit the 'sex life' of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

    Um, doesn't marriage do the same thing?

    Just asking, because it would certainly save a lot of money if we just get these bacteria to marry.

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    1. Re:Why use Drugs? by AuMatar · · Score: 5, Funny

      There are no male and female bacteria. Therefor that would be gay marriage. Do you support gay marriage? Why do you hate Jesus and America?

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