The evolution of drug resistance in Candida albicans

How does a seemingly harmless member of the human microbiome become the fourth most common cause of infection in hospitals? A new paper from the lab of Ó³»­´«Ã½ core member Aviv Regev reveals the molecular mechanisms that enable Candida albicans — a common fungus normally found in the human body — to evolve into a drug-resistant pathogen. Read the study in .