From anti-antibiotics to extinction therapy: how evolutionary thinking can transform medicine – Science & research news | Frontiers
by Liad Hollender, Frontiers science writer Antibiotic resistance, cancer, and obesity are on the rise despite intense drug development efforts. To curb this trend, scientists release a research plan for evolutionary medicine, guiding the way for innovative biomedical therapies and more effective public health measures. The word ‘evolution’ may bring to mind dusty dinosaur bones,