Influenza 'accidentally' hit on drug resistance through natural evolution.
A nasty flu: the influenza virus has adapted to evade some drugs.
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Kaplan, M. Drug resistance doesn't always come from drugs. Nature (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/news070618-2
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