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How can we use evolution to discover how antibiotics work?

Learning objectives  Investigate the role of resistance evolution in unraveling the mechanism of action of a drug, exploring how the emergence of resistant strains can provide insights into the drug's target and mode of action. Describe the concept of a morbidostat and its functioning, highlighting its use in studying bacterial evolution under constant drug exposure to better understand resistance mechanisms and drug efficacy. Explore the utilization of Next Generation Sequencing in conjunction with resistance evolution experiments to investigate the mechanism of action of a drug, emphasizing the analysis of genomic changes and mutations associated with evolving resistance. Analyze the Toprak et al. study, examining its methods, findings, and implications in investigating drug mechanisms through resistance evolution, providing a comprehensive overview of the study's design and key discoveries. Explain the concept that evolved resistance genes may not directly target the drug, using membrane proteins as an example to illustrate how alternative mechanisms such as altered drug permeability or efflux can lead to resistance development.