evolution of resistance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofevolutionandresistance
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evolution
noun[U]
uk/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/
the way in which living things change and develop over millions ...
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resistance
noun
uk/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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(Definition ofevolutionandresistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theevolutionofresistanceto antibiotics is a function of their use by humans.
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Finally, the primary feature driving the concern over the use of these drugs is that the evolutionofresistancemakes these 'miracle' drugs exhaustible.
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Identification of mechanisms already implicated in insecticide resistance may give an indication of the potential for theevolutionofresistanceto alternative insecticides.
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Finally, the primary feature driving the concern over the use of these drugs is that the evolutionofresistancemakes these 'miracle' drugs exhaustible.
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If y is greater than 1, then each animal dose contributes even more than a human dose to theevolutionofresistance.
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Theevolutionofresistanceto antibiotics is a function of their use by humans.
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Why theevolutionofresistanceto anthropogenic toxins normally involves major gene changes, the limits to natural selection.
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It is clear that privately optimizing individuals will not take account of their impact on theevolutionofresistancein bacteria.
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This tragic situation is made worse by its sinister consequences, microbialevolutionofresistanceto antibiotics.
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In contrast, migration of a susceptible population could help to dilute the resistant genes and, thus, slow theevolutionofresistance.
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Costs of actual defence will influence theevolutionofresistance.
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It is unlikely that it will be possible to prevent theevolutionofresistancein tick control programmes, which feature the use of acaricides.
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These approaches are defeated over time by theevolutionofresistancemechanisms in the insects.
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Viral recombination produces genetic variation that likely contributes to theevolutionofresistanceto anti-retroviral therapy.
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Sequential application of drugs can lead to the sequentialevolutionofresistancemutations to each drug in turn.
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Promoting the survival and reproduction of younger insects lessens selection pressure forevolutionofresistance.
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Theevolutionofresistanceto first-generation drugs (e.g. chloroquine) and to insecticides exacerbated the situation.
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They therefore greatly increase the cross-section for theevolutionofresistance.
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