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Sounds a lot like live virus vaccines introduced to humans. Weak enough not to kill us and then we develop resistance. Improper dosage of antibiotics is like
by ddlatham 10y ago
Sounds a lot like live virus vaccines introduced to humans. Weak enough not to kill us and then we develop resistance.
Improper dosage of antibiotics is like 'vaccinating' the microbes.
- mattnewton 10y agoSimilar, yes. It works through good old natural selection of generations, just on a faster scale. I enjoyed this visualizable antibiotic resistance happening. http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/health/giant-petri-dish-antibiotic-resistance/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/health/giant-petri-dish-antibi...