Health
Bacteria Have Been Seen Literally Changing Shape to Avoid Antibiotics – ScienceAlert
If you’re a bacterium just trying to survive in a world filled with antibiotics you need some tricks up your sleeve. You can be poked by another bacterium to get…
If you’re a bacterium just trying to survive in a world filled with antibiotics you need some tricks up your sleeve. You can be poked by another bacterium to get some exciting new genetic material, or you can genetically mutate through the generations and hope you find the secret sauce to stop the poison.
Scientists have long known about these strategies, but now a team of researchers have observed a worryingly simple new way bacteria are avoiding antibiotics in the human body – by changing shape.
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