Random changes in behavior speed bacteria evolution
Computer modeling of how microbes mutate could provide clues to battling antibiotic resistance
![Pseudomonas aeruginosa](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/012816_cs_microbe-evol_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
PLAYING DEFENSE Random shifts in behavior could help disease-causing microbes like the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, pictured above, evolve antibiotic-resistance, a new study suggests.
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