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Explain how the adaptation to reproduce quickly is beneficial in bacteria's ability to

develop resistance to antibiotics

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Antibiotics save lives but any time antibiotics are used, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance.

Since the 1940s, antibiotics have greatly reduced illness and death from infectious diseases. However, as we use the drugs, germs develop defense strategies against them. This makes the drugs less effective.

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