As of now
you may know that microbes and bacteria aid our existence. Yet a simple
question like; Can there be a transplant to help the survival of a human, in
specific a bacteria transplant? Well questions like these are the reason why
science is where it is at now. Way ahead from where it was fifteen to twenty
years ago. Dr. Khoruts, a gastroenterologist from the University of Minnesota,
came across a patient in 2008 suffering from a gut infection known as
Clostridium difficile. The infections were so extreme it had left her in a
wheelchair wearin
g diapers. Dr. Khoruts had given the patient some medication
which was of no help what so ever. At one point the infection was winning over
Khoruts that was a the verge of loosing his patient from a bacteria. Then the
idea of doing a transplant, but not any transplant. He would gather bacteria
from her husband and place it on the affected area. Surprisingly the infection
was getting killed in a matter of weeks. 
Scientist are so fascinated about
how much bacteria is known to help that the forget to research the bacteria
that harms us and why. As the scientist showed that the patient had not a lot
of normal bacteria living inside her and caused Clostridium to spread and
almost kill her. The doctors and scientist involved were so fascinated they had
forgotten to figure out why her normal bacteria count was low and instead
focused on the fascinating idea of microbes making up our body.
As this attacks how we can cure
deadly microbes in our body, it doesn’t identify why it happens and there fore
this article lacks that perspective and forcing to one side of the argument. If
it had incorporated how we can prevent such bacteria to colonize inside us it
would be a perfect article. Et it lacks and makes it bias.
Wow! Very similar to my blog! My blog is about a fecal transplant and both of these involve a sort of "transplant.” What’s interesting about your article though is the fact that the doctor would place the bacteria on the affected area! This really get’s you thinking on how far technology has really come. This can go back to the question on how microbes can affect your body positively and negatively? Like you said in the blog, “microbes and bacteria aid our existence.” I wonder if more doctors or scientists are really studying this type of “work?” Transplanting microbes from one person to another to help that person. This process is pretty amazing and could possibly rid antibiotics; and there side effects! I’m sure antibiotics will be around for quite some time but if there is essentially a “natural” way to cure/help humans, why not explore those options? This blog is very interesting and if you see this comment you might want to check out my blog on the fecal transplant!
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This idea on using bacteria to kill off other bacteria and such, is amazing. Like, who would have thought that other humans can help other humans by what is inside of them other than ideas, but more personal like one's microbes? I agree, the article is biased but the information is pretty awesome. I hope scientists can further the knowledge of such transplants to further help future personals and their possible adaption to antibiotics.
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