Talk:1147: Evolving
Bacteria can indeed "instantly" evolve within a generation instead of waiting for its descendents. It's called horizontal gene transfer and it's the primary mechanism for the propagation of antibiotic resistance. --Prooffreader (talk) 13:07, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
- Its sentences like that which make Microbiologists my heros. DanB (talk) 14:25, 14 December 2012 (UTC)