Re:Polymers capable of killing bacteria without inducing ant...
by hedora on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:45PM
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> If resistance is there, the dosage won't matter because the resistant bacteria will survive regardless.
That’s not how evolution works. A few bacteria could be resistant to low doses. After the low dose, and a short wait, now the entire population is resistant to the low dose.
That gives them a much better starting point for mutations to the resistance gene and for crossing with bacteria that have some other complimentary resistance gene.
That’s not how evolution works. A few bacteria could be resistant to low doses. After the low dose, and a short wait, now the entire population is resistant to the low dose.
That gives them a much better starting point for mutations to the resistance gene and for crossing with bacteria that have some other complimentary resistance gene.