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MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I guess all the people solely cheering for this aren’t aware of the damage we’ve been doing to ourselves with antibiotics:

While antibiotic resistance gets all the attention, the damage being done to our host-native microbiomes is arguably as big a threat as climate change, as the damage compounds over generations, and once it’s gone you can’t get it back. (Apr 2019).

Resistance may already be a solved problem: humanmicrobiome.info/antibiotics/#fmt-to-counter-…

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SpaghettiYeti@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Interesting. Who is the seemingly random person posting on a forum about human biomes? Do you have a peer reviewed paper on it?

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- MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It says who they are in their signature. And a plethora of peer-reviewed papers are cited.
  
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lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Would you prefer to live in a world without antibiotics?

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- MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
  
  IMO, the lack of ability for nuance is a sign of low intelligence.
  
  Relevant: Antibiotics that kill gut bacteria also stop growth of new brain cells: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/…/160519130105.htm
  
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  - lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    There was no nuance in what you posted. Being a dick about it is a sign of low emotional intelligence. As is responding with a Star Wars quote that implies anyone saying it is a Sith.
    
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    MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    There was no nuance in what you posted
    
    This is a flat out lie. The fact that people are upvoting it is very depressing. It’s disappointing to see that people on lemmy aren’t any smarter than people on reddit.
    
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- Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  No but people should really stop abusing OTC antibiotics like Neosporin. You don’t have to put it on every wound.
  
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  - lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yes but there’s no reason to snark about a new class of antibiotics unless you think they shouldn’t be used at all.
    
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  - InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I tend to have wounds scab into the dressing which sucks because it rips out when you change it. Which is why I got vitamin E gel for those times I don’t need an antibiotics. The capsules are also more convenient to carry around than a tube and take virtually no space in a bag/kit.
    
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