Gerry Quinn:  “Spiritual healing sites as fertile ground for new antibiotics?” | Tom Nelson Pod #324

About Gerry: My main interests are in disease, immunity and the discovery of chemotherapeutic compounds 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Gerry Quinn and Streptomyces 00:40 The Antibiotic Crisis and New Discovery Methods 02:23 Exploring Unusual Sources for Antibiotics 04:20 The Intersection of Folk Medicine and Scientific Research 06:46 Discovering New Alkaline Bacteria 10:48 The Role of Spiritual Sites in Antibiotic Discovery 18:58 The Complexity of Antibiotic Production 33:53 The Future of Antibiotic Research and Microbiome 38:00 The Overuse of Hand Sanitizers 39:34 Sunlight and the Skin Microbiome 41:10 The Discovery of Ivermectin 45:15 Healing Properties of Soil and Water 46:29 The Role of Streptomyces in Ancient Remedies 01:01:02 Challenges in Modern Antibiotic Research 01:04:47 Critique of WHO and Global Health Policies 01:08:57 Final Thoughts and Future Directions Gerry’s X: https://x.com/jercuinn — Transcripts and summaries of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1