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Re:Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 ... by 29athrowaway on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @12:00PM (#38783916)
Discovered in some random dirt from Maine.
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Re:Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 ... by hackernewds on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @12:27PM (#38784213)
"Discovered" like penicillin? It irks me when it's presented as accidental, when it does go through testing after
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Re:Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 ... by 29athrowaway on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @02:14PM (#38785428)
Penicillin was also accidental? I don't understand the point.
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Re:Scientists discover the first new antibiotics in over 60 ... by PlasmonOwl on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @04:44PM (#38787135)
Maybe he conflates discovery with accident. Materials science searches chemical space and makes discoveries. There is no accident in that kind of discovery?
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