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What happens if you discover an antibiotic/antimicrobial, your business succeeds in getting it used widely, and then the bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance?

Would that cause problems for the effectiveness of human milk in the general population?

(Also aside: perhaps fix the spelling mistake in the submission title!)

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Great question: The goal is to dramatically slow down the process of resistance by choice of molecules that are rapid in activity, and creative compositions.

Milk, as a whole will remain to be very effective, like it has been during the millions of years of mammalian evolution. The entire constellation of molecules present in milk (and still many unknowns) will allow for continued functionality (with many exclusive and redundant roles).

That spelling error you pointed out..argh!!! But thanks.

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