Analysis of the bacteria obtained from permafrost, whose age was 30,000 years, showed: it is resistant to antibiotics, writes The New York Times. I must say, antibiotics are not the merit of modern medicine. These are natural compounds produced by fungi, algae and bacteria to protect and transmit information, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net Gerard D. Wright of McMaster University analyzed the DNA of an ancient bacterium, mining it during an expedition to the Yukon region in northwest Canada. Bacteria were found in a layer of silt lying at a depth of 6 meters. From above there was a layer of volcanic ash, with an age of 30,000 years. This indicates that contamination of samples can be excluded.

So, in the ancient bacterium all the main genes that allow its modern counterparts to resist the action of antibiotics are found out. According to Martin J. Blazer, a microbiologist at the University of New York, has such a large age and the prevalence of the bacteria suggests that there are no simple solutions in dealing with resistance.

That is, a person will never be able to invent a super-antibiotic that kills all pathogens.

He adds: "The natural bacterial flora of the human intestine is transmitted from mother to child for thousands of generations. However, the use of antibiotics in medicine could lead to its degradation. Perhaps this is the cause of the epidemic of obesity in developed countries. Farmers stuff animals with antibiotics, so that they grow more actively. The same, probably, occurs to the person ".

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