I recently attended a national meeting of biologists, gathered in dismay over the way we teach medicine in the United States, at least regarding basics of biology. At the top of their list was the failure of medical schools to adequately teach principles of evolution. They blamed such ignorance for what we all face now -- an unwanted and dangerous experiment in microbe evolution.
I'm talking, of course, about the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria. The "superbugs" are once again in...
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