system
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human
Are antibiotics really going to stop working? If so, is there a rough idea as to when? And then what?
gpt
If by antibiotics, you mean small molecules that can prevent the growth of bacteria, then no. As soon as a bacteria acquires resistance to one small molecule, they become susceptible to a different small molecule.

If you are worried about super strains of bacteria that acquire resistance to all antibiotics that are currently approved for clinical use, then it has already happened.

In order to kill these superbugs, we need to develop new drugs that work in novel ways. There are already many antibiotics in the development pipeline. Once they come to market we can kill the superbugs until they acquire resistance again.

We are in an arms race with nature. There will never be a clear winner, but hopefully we can control the population of super bugs and minimize the loss of human life.