La Resistance Lives On

La Resistance Lives On
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When antibiotics hit a bacterial colony, they're supposed to wipe everything out... but resistant bacteria are like that stubborn guest who won't leave the party. The meme perfectly captures microbial evolution in action - antibiotics scream "OH NO!" at the resistant bacteria, but those little mutants just multiply with a casual "ANYWAY" and keep the party going. This is literally natural selection happening in real-time on your petri dish (or in your body). What doesn't kill them makes them reproduce faster!

Fun fact: Some bacteria can transfer resistance genes to their neighbors through a process called horizontal gene transfer - basically sharing cheat codes to survive antibiotics. It's like bacterial Dropbox for survival skills!

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