Bacteria shown evolving antibiotic resistance in breakthrough video
It's quite alarming to witness.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently published an article in the journal Science which shows how bacteria can - and does - evolve to deal with antibiotics. Even extremely high concentrations of antibiotics weren't able to prevent the bacteria's advance.
It's the first time that the concept of bacterial evolution has been demonstrated so clearly in a video. While the entire process took approximately 12 days to unfold in real life, the video speeds up the process so that we can watch it all within 1 minute.
As stated in the Harvard Gazette:
It just goes to show how off-the-shelf antibiotic soaps - many of which can no longer be marketed in the U.S. due to a recent FDA ruling - provide a false sense of security at best, and, more alarmingly, promote the evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains.
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See the video below: