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Manifestor_of_Light

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53. Silver works to kill bacteria
Fri Nov 20, 2015, 06:48 PM
Nov 2015

Colloidal silver or silver oxide which is tarnish. They make bandages with tarnish in them.

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And now that this is known, how long before it becomes weaponized? villager Nov 2015 #1
It wouldn't surprise me if that's where it originated in the first place. nt Quackers Nov 2015 #2
nope. per the article, theraputic drugs fed to factory pigs in China. nt magical thyme Nov 2015 #16
I watched a segment on Thom Hartman that talked about jwirr Nov 2015 #39
yup. another bunch of reasons to oppose the TPP. nt magical thyme Nov 2015 #41
So, instead of nuking them we'll give them genital boils. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #3
Why bother, it will exist everywhere pediatricmedic Nov 2015 #38
... Alkene Nov 2015 #4
#UPDATE: World Health Organization confirms new Ebola case in Liberia, previously declared free of t riversedge Nov 2015 #5
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It's really their planet, we just think we own it. nt bemildred Nov 2015 #6
Penicillin wasn't discovered until 1928 Spider Jerusalem Nov 2015 #7
Yeah, we survived at about 1/7th our current population (nt) Recursion Nov 2015 #10
Which is probably the right carrying capacity of the Earth for humans FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #14
Unfortunately, yes. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #21
the scope of suffering will be agonizing to us personally, but you're right zazen Nov 2015 #23
The poor, the sick, the elderly and yes those living in close jwirr Nov 2015 #40
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It's a fact FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #54
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Probably had more to do with our agricultural capacity Crunchy Frog Nov 2015 #57
True; pre Haber and Borlaug Recursion Nov 2015 #58
You say that like it's a bad thing Spider Jerusalem Nov 2015 #63
That was before we bred like rabbits and packed ourselves into cities like sardines NickB79 Nov 2015 #45
Birth rates were higher back then Recursion Nov 2015 #59
These darn anti-vaxxers bigwillq Nov 2015 #8
The rise of the Bac-Terrorists. postulater Nov 2015 #9
Let's put them on a list and watch them intently. smorkingapple Nov 2015 #11
OMG! We're ALL going to DIE. It's for reals this time! alphafemale Nov 2015 #12
We're already over populated 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #13
Nature has many tools. jwirr Nov 2015 #42
so once again stupid humans fed a therapeutic drug (Colistin) to factory animals (pigs) magical thyme Nov 2015 #15
How am I supposed to know if it's from China? KamaAina Nov 2015 #24
iirc, some big pig companies are in Mexico. So research the companies or... magical thyme Nov 2015 #25
Time for the dolphins to take over damnedifIknow Nov 2015 #17
Actually, dophins can be some pretty nasty fucks too. FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #18
really? I'm kinda afraid to ask . . . . zazen Nov 2015 #22
Yep. FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #44
Oh man!! darkangel218 Nov 2015 #56
i did it too...oh gawd my mind is ruined. nt. JanMichael Nov 2015 #67
Gene drive the bug to make it susceptible to pennicillan AngryAmish Nov 2015 #19
There is no safety in the cosmos. Alan Watts Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #20
We've had a long run. Whether we've had a good one could be debated for a century. merrily Nov 2015 #26
It's A- ruffburr Nov 2015 #27
It's 'nature,' 'progress' will do us in. elleng Nov 2015 #28
I think the human race has proven its obsolescence. lpbk2713 Nov 2015 #29
I've had similar thoughts for a while. NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #31
Well, that's it for us monkeys. NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #30
Pfffttt...the bacteria in my stomach LAUGHS at this super bug! Rex Nov 2015 #32
I suppose this will take care of most of the big city problems. Shandris Nov 2015 #33
Enjoy the weekend everyone! Ace Rothstein Nov 2015 #34
I ain't skeered... Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #35
really? let's bring it to a highly populated location and do experiments. librechik Nov 2015 #36
And that's how the zombie apocalypse gets started. Initech Nov 2015 #37
They DID NOT find an invincible new bacteria - it's a gene that can make bacteria resistant. Avalux Nov 2015 #43
Well. at least we really left our mark on the planet. bluedigger Nov 2015 #46
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Per your own link, this is not a wide-spectrum antibiotic NickB79 Nov 2015 #50
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I want to be clear that "we had a good run" was tongue in cheek Recursion Nov 2015 #61
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so the race is on. Teixobactin was discovered roughly a year ago. magical thyme Nov 2015 #68
Were definitely going to have to pray to the Science and Tech gods to find a solution for this AZ Progressive Nov 2015 #65
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Sounds like a bad time to have an anti science moron randys1 Nov 2015 #51
Silver works to kill bacteria Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #53
Quote: LiberalElite Nov 2015 #60
This is the fault of Big Agra. Speeding up evolution to make bacteria super resistent. AZ Progressive Nov 2015 #64
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