Moving targets fighting the evolution of resistance in infections, pests, and cancer : a report on an American Academy of Microbiology Colloquium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2012
Antibiotics, antivirals, herbicides, insecticides, and anti-cancer drugs may seem to have little in common, but biologically each serves a similar purpose. Whether they are used to cure a disease, control an insect that spreads disease, or reduce crop losses, the goal of their use is to weaken or el...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
American Society for Microbiology
[2012?], 2012
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Antibiotics, antivirals, herbicides, insecticides, and anti-cancer drugs may seem to have little in common, but biologically each serves a similar purpose. Whether they are used to cure a disease, control an insect that spreads disease, or reduce crop losses, the goal of their use is to weaken or eliminate a living entity that is harming humans or their enterprises. The deployment of antibiotics, insecticides, and other selective chemical weapons has had enormous health and economic benefits; not for nothing were early antibiotics proclaimed to be "miracle drugs." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (41 pages) illustrations |