Summary Of The Golden Age Of Antibiotics

This report by Wright, Seiple, and Meyers discusses mainly the history of antibiotics as well as its link to future discoveries. Each section in the report examines different points throughout the essay:
1) The authors suggest chemical synthesis as the key to the development of the first antibiotic. All antibiotics discovered by humans have been categorised into one of the following: natural products (manufactured directly by bacteria), semisynthetic antibacterials (manufactured by chemical synthesis using natural products), or fully synthetic antibacterials (made by synthetic routes).
2) The Golden Age of Antibiotics was ushered by chemical synthesis and the development of the treatment for African sleeping sickness. Ironically, the discovery
Nevertheless, the authors still emphasise the significance of the development of antibiotics, claiming that scientists should focus on the basics and that original approaches to antibiotics discovery is definitely ideal. In addition, despite Fleming’s prediction that “virtually no antibiotic that humans develop would be impervious to the power of evolution,” the authors still argue that nature has shown human beings the primary targets (ribosome and the bacterial cell wall) to develop new antibiotics. I particularly found this point interesting - although many doubt the victory of antibiotics (since bacteria reproduce by binary fission), the authors insist that with full economic support, bacteria can come under control. I personally agree that because people are becoming more and more resistant to existing antibiotics, new types of medication should be made. However, with other natural remedies present (such as licorice and garlic), I also believe it could be more beneficial for humanity to move on to focus on other types of