• Question: Do you think Genetically Modified Humans is the future cure to superbugs? Or do you have other Ideas of how we might stop superbugs from evolving or make us immune to it.

    Asked by Lang to Sian, Max, Lizzie, Francis, Ben on 8 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Francis Man

      Francis Man answered on 8 Mar 2018:

      I don’t think we need to genetically modify humans to fight superbugs, we can still develop antibiotics and use them wisely.
      In any case, microbes evolve much faster than humans, so whatever solution we come up with, evolution will find a way around.

    • Photo: Lizzie Wright

      Lizzie Wright answered on 10 Mar 2018:

      Wow, thats a fun question! I would agree with Francis, I think there a simpler ways to avoid superbugs, such as developing better drugs and prevention strategies.

    • Photo: Max Jamilly

      Max Jamilly answered on 13 Mar 2018:

      Cool question! I agree with the others – I think there are much simpler solutions like developing better antibiotics and using them carefully. But genetically modifying humans will probably become more common for other diseases…

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