Using Evolution to Thwart Resistance

The very act of using antibiotics contributes to antibiotic resistance. Bacteria are exposed to an antimicrobial agent and develop genetic strategies to survive repeated exposures. But what if using antibiotics in a certain sequence could revert resistant strains to the wild type? Researchers from California and Washington DC tested that theory and discovered some promising results.

You can read the PLOS ONE study and the Scientific American article to learn more.

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