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Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria or other types of microbes adapt to overcome treatments designed to eliminate them. The evolution of microbes | Immunology ...

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Can ancient bacteria resist modern antibiotics? A 5,000-year-old strain discovered in ice shows resistance predates modern medicine.

In 1758, Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus gave humans a scientific name: Homo sapiens, which means "wise human" in Latin. Although Linnaeus grouped humans with other apes, it was English biologist ...