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To: UnashamedAmerican
Not true. Virii and bacteria cannot 'evolve' into drug-resistant strains because there is no such thing as evolution.

What do you call mutations that confer resistance to drugs in formerly sensitive organisms?

17 posted on 02/11/2005 7:05:42 PM PST by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: neverdem
What do you call mutations that confer resistance to drugs in formerly sensitive organisms?

In most cases, Natural Selection.

In the case of HIV, its Unnatural Selection.

35 posted on 02/11/2005 10:33:36 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (The world needs more horses, and fewer Jackasses!)
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