The Antibiotic Monologues – This Antibiotic is Speaking to You!

They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds. —Mexican Proverb

The original author is the Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos. Mr. Christianopoulos has endured many instances where his work has been diminished or overlooked. For this is where my story begins, I was born as a creation of three scientists. I was brought forth in trial and error and had a shelf life of three months.

I can fight bacteria, but I am not yet used to help you.

I have the properties of an antiviral, an anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor, but I am not yet used to treat you.

One of my creators believed in me and extended my life. In the skies over Canada, I floated and hovered in parabolic flight. Some parts of me survived, others began to disintegrate as if I were plucked up by the great eagle and quickly discarded as an unacceptable meal.

Some parts of my life were shortened, once again, but the person who brought me to the skies still believed in me.  Now in a lab and being tested, I believe too. What was thought to be a full disintegration was a moment of rejoicing.

I began to break down in flight, but I transformed into something else – an antioxidant.

My seeds were buried dormant and forgotten as a result of the other spectacular and glistening activities of the world. However, they have now begun to bloom.

I do have a name, which is hard to remember, so I have shortened it – CD-SEAS Mission Microgravity.

Compound Derivative Series – Synthesis & Evaluation of Antimicrobials in Space

CD-SEAS Mission Microgravity will be giving a technical session briefing presentation during the 5th Annual International Space Station Research & Development Conference in San Diego, California this July.  Stop by to see the seed sprouting, pushing through the Earth, and reaching for the heavens above.

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