http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30657486

The decades-long drought in antibiotic discovery could be over after a breakthrough by US scientists.

Their novel method for growing bacteria has yielded 25 new antibiotics, with one deemed "very promising".

The last new class of antibiotics to make it to clinic was discovered nearly three decades ago.

The study, in the journal Nature, has been described as a "game-changer" and experts believe the antibiotic haul is just the "tip of the iceberg".

The heyday of antibiotic discovery was in the 1950s and 1960s, but nothing found since 1987 has made it into doctor's hands.

This is just fantastic! We were in a void where no new antibiotics were being discovered for a long time. One of the new antibiotics discovered will never be resisted by bacteria that are affected by it (it targets fat essential for keeping the organism together).

This is great news! Resistance to anti bacteria was becoming a little worrying but this is sort of relieving.

This is great news! Resistance to anti bacteria was becoming a little worrying but this is sort of relieving.

Yeah, it was very, very worrying. Threat to the human race kind of worrying.

Quote from: Numb Digger on January 08, 2015, 04:07:40 PM

Quote from: goootsby on January 08, 2015, 04:02:21 PM

This is great news! Resistance to anti bacteria was becoming a little worrying but this is sort of relieving.

Yeah, it was very, very worrying. Threat to the human race kind of worrying.

It wouldn't have been much of a problem but humans suck. Most people never finish their anti-biotic treatment, they usually stop taking them when they feel better which just increases the chances of mutation and resistance.

Exactly. People who don't complete their anti-biotic treatment are incredibly foolish.