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PDittie

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8. Man is the only species

Reply to BBR Esq (Original post)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 12:58 PM

Mar 2014

capable of reducing Earth to one remaining species (antibiotic-resistant bacteria).

Well, that and cockroaches.

The way I look at it is: maybe we'll kill ourselves off soon enough that some other species are able to outlast us.

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We're Running Out of Antibiotics [View all] BBR Esq Mar 2014 OP

It's either industrial farming or saving human lives, IMHO. Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #1

I can't believe someone from the CDC Ms. Toad Mar 2014 #2

+1 jsr Mar 2014 #3

He did not state that people are resistant to antibiotics. magical thyme Mar 2014 #5

I thought c.diff. was being treated with fecal transplants now LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #6

some are now recommending it be the first line of treatment magical thyme Mar 2014 #7

As far as I know it is much more successful than antibiotics BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #13

Your interpretation of his statement makes his two categories redundant Ms. Toad Mar 2014 #9

he did not state or even suggest that patients become antibiotic resistant. magical thyme Mar 2014 #10

Your contact with the medical profession differs considerably from mine. Ms. Toad Mar 2014 #12

It's inevitable. One small critique about the title of that article - Avalux Mar 2014 #4

Man is the only species PDittie Mar 2014 #8

Nature wins every time n/t Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #11