Antibiotics of the Future: There are tons of different kinds of bacteria out there, and most of them are vaguely similar to us. When I say this, I don't mean that bacteria have faces and emotions and feelings or anything like that, but I mean that the same theory of survival of the fittest applies to bacteria as well. For bacteria, there are all different sorts of medicines that doctors are creating to fight off against bacteria, so it's only the strongest bacteria which will survive. If survival of the fittest happens for bacteria as well, that means that the bacteria will become tougher, and capable of withstanding current medications. So, doctors have some new ideas on how to make medicine stronger. One way is by using traces of silver in medicine due to silver's microbial properties, meaning that it would be easier to penetrate the outer layer of certain bacteria. Another possible way to improve antibiotics is by enduring that the antibiotic remains in the blood stream, so that the bacteria is killed, and the patient doesn't have to take as many doses. There's also a few new ideas that doctors have which may be effective in killing bacteria. These ideas include confusing the bacteria that are attacking the body, and mapping the bacteria's genome to make antibiotics which could successfully kill the bacteria. But, these new ideas still have to be refined. For instance, the antibiotics that confuse bacteria give patients of getting gastrointestinal problems, or C. difficile, a severe diarrhea which is lethal to its victims. Doctors are creating more efficient ways to make people feel better when they are sick, but doctors still have some refining to do with their techniques so that patients don't get sick from the medical practices.
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