One of the main fears of synthetic biology is that a mutant drug-resistant "superbug" will be accidentially synthesized and there will be no way for humans to combat it. There have been incidents of this forming without the aid of humans with the spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals all over the world.
Now, a gene has been found that is capable of making any bacteria resistant to almost all antibiotics used today. Worse yet, the gene has been found in patients in both Canadian and American hospitals. The Canadian cases were specifically found in Alberta and British Columbia. How this bug will change the public's opinion of genetic research with bacteria remains to be seen.
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Chris
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