Random changes in behavior speed bacteria evolution
Computer modeling of how microbes mutate could provide clues to battling antibiotic resistance
PLAYING DEFENSE Random shifts in behavior could help disease-causing microbes like the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, pictured above, evolve antibiotic-resistance, a new study suggests.
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