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re: OT Doctors- Why do we become immune to antibiotics?
Posted on 5/26/16 at 7:06 pm to boosiebadazz
Posted on 5/26/16 at 7:06 pm to boosiebadazz
B/c life will find a way.
Jurassic Park should have taught you this.
eta: the real answer. Bacteria have the ability to share defense mechanism genes with each other. Say you have a table full of bacteria and wipe out the whole table with a certain antibiotic. Soon a bacteria will mutate with defense mechanisms against it and take over the table no matter how much antibiotic you throw at it.
Jurassic Park should have taught you this.
eta: the real answer. Bacteria have the ability to share defense mechanism genes with each other. Say you have a table full of bacteria and wipe out the whole table with a certain antibiotic. Soon a bacteria will mutate with defense mechanisms against it and take over the table no matter how much antibiotic you throw at it.
This post was edited on 5/26/16 at 7:10 pm
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