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Science-Distillation

This is my first post trying to pass on some scientific tidbits.  I'll try to cover a wide variety of topics and inject a bit of humor from time to time.

While studying genetically identical bacteria, scientists have found that they may have markedly different behavior, leaving open the door for theories on antibiotic resistance.

What they found is that even during a perfect cell mitosis (e.g. no DNA transcription errors, crossover, etc.), the cell organelles didn't always split evenly amongst the daughter cells.

Cause or coincidence, time will tell. In the mean time, stop using anti bacterial soap and hand sanitizers, you're a superbug conscription machine.

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