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substance inside the antibiotic. The gene packet in which this de-
fense mechanism's data are concealed can be shared between bacte-
ria. For example, if one bacterium has a gene to defend itself against
flu vaccine, this bacterium leaves in the environment packages or
plasmids, which computer enthusiasts may compare to compact
discs. Other bacteria can take up this information and assemble it in
their own data banks, or DNA. In this way, different bacteria can ac-

quire the same defense against the flu vaccine. No stage that could
offer evidence for evolution occurs during this process. The bacte-
rial DNA does not experience a random mutation and acquire any
new characteristic. It has possessed the information that permits it
to exhibit resistance ever since it was first created. The fact that ge-
netic research has determined no difference, between specimens of
bacteria that lived hundreds of millions of years ago and living

ones is a major proof of this. The sharing of this information with
other bacteria proves not that the bacteria evolved by chance, only

Various antibiot-
ics are pro-
duced in the
present day that
hinder the ex-
pert invader
methods used
by bacteria. HARUN YAHYA
However, de-
spite advanced
technology, an-
tibiotic therapy
methods are un-
able to keep
pace with bacte- (ADNAN OKTAR)
ria's self-de-
fense tech-
niques.

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