They were surprised to find that further testing showed the deadly fungus had survived antifungal treatment by creating multiple versions of its own genome, thereby increasing its chances of mutating to evade the drug and survive.
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The research team was initially testing for drug resistance when a researcher accidentally left plates of cells incubating for longer than the required test period. The researcher returned to find that cells had unexpectedly grown during this additional time period. They were surprised to find that further testing showed the deadly fungus had survived antifungal treatment by creating multiple versions of its own genome, thereby increasing its chances of mutating to evade the drug and survive.
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