Antibiotic Resistance
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New Avenue for Understanding Antibiotic Resistance Evolution
By: Andy Flick, Evolutionary Studies scientific coordinator In a new paper led by Houra Merrikh, the team showed that oxidative stress is a major factor in the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The paper, “Oxidative stress drives mutagenesis through transcription-coupled repair in bacteria,” was published in the… Read MoreAugust 1, 2023