(opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, has both pure and applied implications. The stress response phenomenon may be related to persistence, a strategy used by bacteria to evade antibiotics without mutations. Understanding the connection between persistence and stress response may lead to more nuanced approaches to antibiotic treatments. The idea that bacteria have evolved a population-level phenotype governed by single-cell actions is also intriguing. Understanding the benefit gained by the population at the expense of single bacteria may yield insights into the evolution of cooperative strategies.<\/p>\n\u201cThe bacteria might teach us about cooperative strategies we haven\u2019t already come up with,\u201d says Patange. \u201cWe might also learn how to use and defend against bacteria better if we can see the world from their perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n
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