Dangers of selection pressures (was Re: SC - Greetings!)

[jeffrey stewart heilveil]

I hate to rain on parades, but overuse of antibacterials selects for
strains of bacteria that won't be killed by it.  This is much the same as
when we "breed" pesticide resistant pests.  The only thing is that it
happens faster here with a much higher level of killing power and a much
faster generation time in bacteria.  While it is wonderful to be able to
have cleaner hands, do be careful what seed you soe.

Bogdan

> Me too. I love antibacterial soap. I bathe with it. The best thing
> about it is (from a feastcrat's point of view), is that with a bottle of
> it sitting on a handsink, volunteer kitchen workers get the hint that
> that's why the handsink is there, you are washing your hands to kill the
> bacteria before you touch food!  Such a simple thing that has been so
> hard to get into people's heads before this simple piece of 20th century
> commercialism came into being.  Ah, the Middle Ages as they should have
> been (without germs?  why, you might as well try to re-create the Middle
> Ages without the church! Bwua-Hahahahah!)

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