Comments on: Book review – Superbugs: An Arms Race Against Bacteria

By: Book review – The Biology of Death: How Dying Shapes Cells, Organisms, & Populations | The Inquisitive Biologist

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:37:44 +0000

[…] off age-related diseases, as well as new and emerging threats that could undo it all (including antibiotic resistance and climate change). A panoramic overview […]

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By: Book review – Viruses: A Natural History | The Inquisitive Biologist

Book review – Viruses: A Natural History | The Inquisitive Biologist — Tue, 23 May 2023 11:56:20 +0000

[…] to combat disease, so-called phage therapy, fell into neglect. However, with the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, it might just make a comeback. And for mammals to successfully form a placenta during pregnancy, […]

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By: Book review – Duel Without End: Mankind’s Battle with Microbes | The Inquisitive Biologist

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:40:29 +0000

[…] and therapies. And there is an equally in-depth discussion of future challenges, everything from antibiotic resistance to the dangers of gain-of-function experiments in biomedical research and the possible effects of […]

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By: Book review – A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us About the Destiny of the Human Species | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:12:02 +0000

[…] that our trigger-happy application of antibiotics and various biocides results in drug-resistant superbugs and pesticide-resistant agricultural pests. The four steps he outlines show how we can use the […]

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By: Book review – Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet | The Inquisitive Biologist

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:13:30 +0000

[…] farming of plants and livestock has a deservedly bad reputation. Issues such as animal welfare, antibiotic resistance, habitat destruction, insect declines, soil loss, and wildlife extinction have been well-publicised […]

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By: Book review – A Polar Affair: Antarctica’s Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 13:13:08 +0000

[…] Kong during the 2003 outbreak of SARS and makes many relevant observations: vaccine resistance, the lack of investment in developing new ones, and the evolutionary trade-off between transmissibility and fatality that prevents diseases from […]

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By: Book review – The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator | The Inquisitive Biologist

Sat, 08 Aug 2020 14:37:24 +0000

[…] research on new cures, quickly resulting in resistant mosquitoes threatening humanity once more (a pattern that is seen more widely). Winegard briefly discusses CRISPR as the latest weapon in our arsenal and seems hopeful this […]

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By: Book review – COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened, and How to Stop the Next One | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:04:25 +0000

[…] disease experts have been trying to predict what might be the next big threat. We all know of the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but we also have had plenty of viral near-misses, such as Ebola, Zika, SARS, and MERS. Seeing the […]

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By: Book review – End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World | The Inquisitive Biologist

Sat, 30 May 2020 16:13:38 +0000

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By: Book review – End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:17:56 +0000

[…] observations: vaccine resistance, the lack of investment in developing new ones (see my review of Superbugs: An Arms Race Against Bacteria), and the evolutionary trade-off between transmissibility and fatality that prevents diseases from […]

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