Antibiotic Resistance & Evolution: What’s the real story?

3 years ago
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Bacterial evolution and antibiotic resistance is one of the all time greatest hits regarding evidence for Evolution. It’s true that antibiotics do stop working sometimes, AND antibiotic resistance is a form of evolution. But is this a demonstration of the creative power of Darwinian evolution, or is there something else going on?

Ecocyc, E. coli citrate related genes: https://ecocyc.org/ECOLI/NEW-IMAGE?type=MAPTICK&object=645100/654550&chromosome=COLI-K12&bp-range=645100/654550

Richard Lenski on his lab work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQr8ldEeO04

AP News article: https://apnews.com/article/cdadad7ccc304ab7dc54b5e52feebdda

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