As someone who has had lung infections often enough to have come to accept that I am going to die of such at a relatively young age, this is hopeful news:

Marine Microbe Produces Unknown Antibiotic

A new antibiotic called anthracimycin, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces, found to be structurally and chemically different from and 25 to 40 times stronger than current antibiotics. This means that whole new types of antibiotics might be derived from it that current infectious diseases will be wholly unprepared for. Wipes out anthrax and MRSA, at least in lab tests.

Apparently human trials are some ways off, however.

Still, maybe now I’ll get to die of cancer or diabetes! Yay!