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'If resistance destroys that ability then the whole edifice of modern medicine crumbles.
'It's vital to grasp that fighting the emergence of resistance is fighting evolution itself.'To keep ahead it is vital that we conserve what antibiotics we have - using them carefully and prudently - and that pharmaceutical companies and regulators support the development and licensing of new antibiotics.'
Viruses evolve to become resistant to antibiotics.
We create new drugs to fight the evolved viruses.
We are fighting the evolution of viruses.
We are fighting evolution itself