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The killer within, or how our quest for convenience is turning lethal : Comments

By Julian Cribb, published 26/4/2013

Antibiotic resistance should be ranked with terrorism as one of the major threats to society.

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I'm confused, Julian. How can we all be killed by resistant microbes when -- according to you -- we're all going to be killed by:

* Carcinogenic chemicals (18/01/2013)
* Major famines (27/11/2012)
* Wild weather resulting from climate change (5/11/2012)
* Running out of water (8/10/2012)
* Expanding dead zones in the ocean (24/08/2012)
* Farm clearances (26/07/2012)
* General human awfulness (22/08/2011)
* Asian bees (24/02/2011)
* Overgrazing (28/09/2009)
* Selling off our natural gas (27/08/2009)

I can understand the appeal of catastrophism -- it gets people's attention and makes you sound solemn and important, without the obligation to actually make verifiable predictions -- but really, aren't you taking it a bit too far? Only one apocalypse per customer, please.
Posted by Jon J, Friday, 26 April 2013 6:28:41 PM
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Jon J.
don't fret about dying from some exotic decease, we're already getting killed off by education or rather dumbing down.
Posted by individual, Friday, 26 April 2013 6:35:25 PM
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Thanks Steven.
I understand, we may also be developing some interesting if relatively benign bacterium, that may be useful in controlling some rather deadly viruses? Or perhaps that approach is largely limited to the carriers of some nasty pathogens?
Also may be able to use hollowed out benign viruses, to apply some new and interesting gene therapy; natural immunity?
Some of which may be transferred down the generations?
Take care. Rhrosty.
Posted by Rhrosty, Friday, 26 April 2013 8:26:25 PM
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