1942Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria Demonstrate Bacterial Resistance by Random Mutation

Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria demonstrated that bacterial ...
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🧬 Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria Demonstrate Bacterial Resistance by Random Mutation

Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria demonstrated that bacterial resistance to virus infection is caused by random mutation and not adaptive change.
Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria Demonstrate Bacterial Resistance by Random Mutation (1942)
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Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria Demonstrate Bacterial Resistance by Random Mutation (1942)