Evolving Ideas: Why Does Evolution Matter Now? from pbs

Evolving Ideas: Why Does Evolution Matter Now?
In this video for high school students, an exploration of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Russian prison system highlights one reason it is important to understand evolution.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/11/2/e_s_6.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• multi-drug
• resistant
• tuberculosis
• evolution

[marzhill14]

This video doesn't prove that darwinian evolution is true, it only assumes it.

[Ishta5]

@marzhill14 it is a fact

[Ishta5]

it is scary, and people tend to stop taking their drugs when they feel better, not knowing that this means that the few bacteria left are just a little better adapted to the environment. and now they are free to take over and we have to find a new drug

[trackleft1]

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[AdamBoozer]

@marzhill14 You do realize they have literally thousands of experiments and tangible evidence that can be repeated by anyone. How much do you have that it isn't?

[vince38curious2]

There are 2 main reasons WHY Antibiotics don't work.

1 Doctors are encouraged byt BIG Business To sell them PRESCRIBE THEM.

2 Paitents Stop using the drug before they kill all the bacteria.

The RESULT = Stronger bacteria RESISTANCE and MORE DEATHS.

[yes4me]

I saw that in bio class. Very informative 5/5

[NickySteez]

Somebody should show this to all the people that still don't believe in evolution in this day and age.

[CadicusTheDamned]

I work in a hospital and TB is an ongoing nightmare. Historically, I recall reading somewhere that tuberculosis is the leading cause of death. Penicillin is basically worthless these days, and I've heard that it's getting harder and harder to develop effective new antibiotics.

[eequalsfb]

LOL. When that lady sneezed on that guy on the park bench, it was like a Gallagher show, and she just wipes her nose and acted like nothing happened!