Antibiotic Resistance & Evolution: What’s the real story?

Bacterial evolution and antibiotic resistance is one of the all time greatest hits regarding evidence for Evolution. It’s true that antibiotics do stop working sometimes, AND antibiotic resistance is a form of evolution. But is this a demonstration of the creative power of Darwinian evolution, or is there something else going on?

Ecocyc, E. coli citrate related genes: https://ecocyc.org/ECOLI/NEW-IMAGE?type=MAPTICK&object=645100/654550&chromosome=COLI-K12&bp-range=645100/654550

Richard Lenski on his lab work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQr8ldEeO04

AP News article: https://apnews.com/article/cdadad7ccc304ab7dc54b5e52feebdda

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