Our bodies are teeming with trillions of bacteria, in particular in our guts. We know that they are crucial for our health. But science is still a long way from being able to explain the precise interactions between the bacteria and what their individual properties are. SPIEGEL ONLINE has published an interesting interview on this

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Mankind’s primary weapon against dangerous bacteria has become blunt. Even the smallest cut may be deadly. By Karsten Polke-Majewski, published November 22, 2014, in ZEIT ONLINE And all of a sudden, another antibiotic ceases to work. As a consequence, major medical procedures such as chemotherapy, organ transplantation, and dialysis become deadly dangers since they weaken

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Proliferating use of antibiotics has been the subject of repeated publications in the media and trade journals. Antibiotics indeed help in the case of dangerous bacterial infections, their advantages are evident. However, many people take antibiotics even in the absence of bacterial infections. This may be dangerous if repeated intake results in bacteria developing resistances.

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