„The team drilled a 25-meter core from a part of the cave known as the Great Hall. That single column of ice preserved a frozen record stretching back 13,000 years.
To keep modern microbes out, the scientists handled the ice with care. They placed fragments in sterile bags and kept them frozen during transport.
Back in the lab, the researchers isolated different bacterial strains and sequenced their genomes. That let them see which genes help the bacteria survive in low temperatures and which ones are tied to antimicrobial resistance and activity.
Psychrobacter belongs to a group of bacteria adapted to cold environments. Some species can infect humans or animals.“
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Put that thing back where you found it!
Basicly-Inevitable on
Modern bacteria show resistance to modern antibiotics.This is a complete non-story.
I worked on antibiotics for decades.
There’s actually nothing new or interesting here.
Antibiotics only work in several ways.
lilith96 on
„Human species wiped out by ancient bacteria or vitus“ is on my bingo card. Anyone else?
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„The team drilled a 25-meter core from a part of the cave known as the Great Hall. That single column of ice preserved a frozen record stretching back 13,000 years.
To keep modern microbes out, the scientists handled the ice with care. They placed fragments in sterile bags and kept them frozen during transport.
Back in the lab, the researchers isolated different bacterial strains and sequenced their genomes. That let them see which genes help the bacteria survive in low temperatures and which ones are tied to antimicrobial resistance and activity.
Psychrobacter belongs to a group of bacteria adapted to cold environments. Some species can infect humans or animals.“
Put that thing back where you found it!
Modern bacteria show resistance to modern antibiotics.This is a complete non-story.
I worked on antibiotics for decades.
There’s actually nothing new or interesting here.
Antibiotics only work in several ways.
„Human species wiped out by ancient bacteria or vitus“ is on my bingo card. Anyone else?