> I wonder if we could add something to the medium that increases the chance of deletions The bacteria beat you to it: Several strains developed elevated mutat

> I wonder if we could add something to the medium that increases the chance of deletions The bacteria beat you to it: Several strains developed elevated mutation rates, already back in the 90s (https://doi.org/10.1038/42701 https://doi.org/10.1038/42701).