#029
Is the Nuclear Winter predicted by movies and games still in the realm of Science Fiction? What technologies (if any) may help us survive the fallout? In Episode #029 of the podcast, I explore whether Superbugs can survive in radioactive wastelands, their roles in wreaking havoc in the healthcare systems, and how AI can help speedup the pace of antibiotic discovery.
Chapters
(0:00) Introduction
(1:49) Extremophile bacteria that can survive at Chernobyl
(7:08) How do bacteria become Superbugs?
(11:46) Who should prescribe antibiotics?
(16:44) Viruses vs bacteria - who wins?
(19:24) AI's role in antibiotic discovery
Show notes
New Fallout TV series (https://www.ign.com/articles/fallout-...)
Bacteria found in nuclear reactors (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamescon...)
Bioremediation (https://asm.org/articles/2023/january...)
How bacteria become resistant to antibiotics (https://theconversation.com/how-do-ba...)
Treat UTIs (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-2...)
A post antibiotic world? (https://theconversation.com/the-rise-...)
Clovibactin the answer? (https://theconversation.com/could-new...)
Phage therapy is and isn’t the answer (https://theconversation.com/phage-the...)
AI and the discovery of new drugs (https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65709834)
Alphafold (https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...)
Next-gen alphafold (https://deepmind.google/discover/blog...)
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