Dr. Quentin Michaudel and his research team have created a new family of polymers capable of killing bacteria without inducing antibiotic resistance — a major step in the fight against superbugs.
  • @absquatulateEnglish
    6•7 months ago

    So we are concurrently developing plastic-eating bacteria as well as bacteria-killing polymers. I smell epic battle potential

  • synae[he/him]English
    0•7 months ago

    We need our gut biomes to live

    Microplastics are in everything

    Surely there’s no way this can go wrong!

    • @AlexstarfireEnglish
      3•7 months ago

      Inject it into our veins and we can be bacteria free. You don’t want bacteria in you, do you?

    • @EheranEnglish
      1•7 months ago

      How did you get from polymers to micropastic? You are absolutely full of polymers already.

      • synae[he/him]English
        1•7 months ago

        I first thought polymer = plastic but I guess that is not correct. So can I blame poor science education?

        Alternatively: get these polymers outta me, gross!

        • @EheranEnglish
          1•7 months ago

          Hahaha, that would be… unhealthy.