Open AccessEvolution by Any Other Name: Antibiotic Resistance and Avoidance of the E-Word
Author(s) -
Janis Antonovics,
Jessica Lee Abbate,
Christi Howell Baker,
Douglas Paul Daley,
Michael E. Hood,
Christina E. Jenkins,
Louise J. Johnson,
James J. Murray,
Vijay Panjeti,
Volker H. W. Rudolf,
Dan Sloan,
Joanna Vondrasek
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050030
Subject(s) - biology , antibiotic resistance , word (group theory) , resistance (ecology) , genetics , antibiotics , evolutionary biology , linguistics , ecology , philosophy
The word "evolution" is rarely used in papers from medical journals describing antimicrobial resistance, which may directly impact public perception of the importance of evolutionary biology in our everyday lives.