Guest guest Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Germs Gobble Up Antibiotics Antibiotics for breakfast? The drugs are supposed to kill bacteria, not feed them. Yet Harvard researchers have discovered hundreds of germs in soil that literally gobble up antibiotics, able to thrive with the potent drugs as their sole source of nutrition. These bacteria outwit antibiotics in a disturbingly novel way, and now the race is on to figure out just how they do it - in case more dangerous germs that sicken people could develop the same ability. The work also explains why the soil doesn't harbor big antibiotic buildups, despite use of the drugs in livestock plus human disposal and excretion. _Read Entire Article Here_ (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.nat04apr04,0,5285374.story) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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