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Although
resistant
forms are commonly found in tumors that haven’t yet been exposed to treatment, they generally occur in small numbers.
This suggests that
resistant
cells are not so unfit that drug-sensitive cells completely out-competed them, but that they struggle to proliferate when both types are present.
Our models show that in the absence of therapy, cancer cells that haven’t evolved resistance will proliferate at the expense of the less-fit
resistant
cells.
When a large number of sensitive cells are killed, say, by aggressive therapies,
resistant
types can proliferate unconstrained.
So, just as judicious use of pesticides can control invasive species, a therapeutic strategy designed to maintain a stable, tolerable tumor volume could improve a patient’s prospects for survival by allowing sensitive cells to suppress the growth of
resistant
ones.
They will need to understand the evolutionary dynamics of
resistant
populations, and design strategies to suppress or exploit the adapted characteristics.
Doctors know that misprescribing or overprescribing antibiotic creates more
resistant
microbes.
The news wasn’t good:
Resistant
infections already claim more than 700,000 lives a year.
Even more worryingly, by then China could be losing one million people per year to
resistant
bacteria and microbes.
[Supplementary infographics below]Germany’s Anti-Populist ExceptionalismBERLIN – As Germany prepares for this month’s federal election, the country seems remarkably
resistant
to the populist challenge that other Western societies have faced.
Unfortunately, multi-drug
resistant
tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which is any TB
resistant
to the traditional treatments of isoniazid and rifampicin, represents a serious challenge: because standard treatment is less effective in curing it, its transmission continues.
Moreover, any inadequately treated TB becomes multi-drug resistant, so that treatment failure can be either cause or consequence of MDR-TB.
Germany should put its full weight behind “pooling and sharing” military resources, even if the United Kingdom is
resistant
to such an effort.
There is hope: next year, the Kenyan authorities will begin testing maize varieties that they hope will provide high yields and prove more
resistant
to drought.
Actions taken to prevent infections may also infringe on personal privacy, as epidemiologists seek to identify and track people who carry
resistant
bacteria.
The US Congress, initially resistant, has largely come around.
Carbon-fiber composites are making cars and airplanes both more
resistant
and lighter, reducing their fuel consumption.
But there is also good news: Other officials are now much more
resistant
and inclined to push back against the industry.
Like it or not, the world’s best option is to ensure that the next three and a half years are as successful – or at least as
resistant
to disaster – as possible.
Stalking a Killer FungusSINGAPORE – Warnings of the rise of so-called superbugs – disease-causing microbes that are
resistant
to many (or all) antibiotics – have been coming thick and fast in recent years.
But countries like Lebanon have become
resistant
to its effects – for example, by developing creative industries – diminishing its negative impact on economic, social, and intellectual development.
We also must develop tools to identify and halt outbreaks of
resistant
diseases at an early stage.
In recent years, Europeans, like Japanese, have proven to be highly
resistant
to large-scale immigration, which is what would be required to offset demographic decline.
Energy companies are beginning to realize this and becoming less
resistant
to a common European energy policy.
Moreover, even if mosquitoes become
resistant
to the killing effects of DDT, they are still repelled by it.
Bill Gates’s experts seem not to know that; the foundation’s annual letter contains the following single mention of DDT: “The world hoped in the 1950s and 1960s that [malaria] could be eliminated by killing mosquitoes with DDT, but that tactic failed when the mosquitoes evolved to be
resistant
to the chemical.”
The more these second-line drugs are used, the faster drug-resistant strains emerge and spread - a huge problem in former Soviet countries, where up to 10% of newly diagnosed cases are multi-drug
resistant.
Because of the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, common infections such as pneumonia and tuberculosis are becoming increasingly
resistant
to existing treatments; in some cases, they have become completely immune.
Most people are either completely oblivious to antimicrobial resistance or incorrectly believe that it is an individual’s body that becomes drug
resistant
– not the bacteria itself.
Smug self-satisfaction makes us
resistant
to embracing the changes necessary to maintain our standard and quality of living.
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