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buzzycrumbhunger

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1. Should have included the name...

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 02:30 PM

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manikomycin

I guess if you hear your doc suggest it, you can simultaneously freak because it means you’ve got something BAD as well as have a sense of relief because there’s something available to work against it.

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New antibiotic attacks bacteria in never-before-seen way [View all] OKIsItJustMe Yesterday OP

Should have included the name... buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #1

It will be years before your Dr. offers it to you (if ever) OKIsItJustMe Yesterday #2

Ugh. buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #3

No kidding popsdenver 23 hrs ago #4

Something This Potent... GB_RN 22 hrs ago #7

Yay science? I'm glad to see they are still doing it. 1WorldHope 23 hrs ago #5

I'll bet the bacteria have aready started jumping through the hoops. ToxMarz 22 hrs ago #6

I wonder about its toxicity to mammalian cells. WestMichRad 22 hrs ago #8

If it is attacking ribosomes, all animal cells have those. erronis 20 hrs ago #9