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But, very quickly after 9/11, I began to develop a resistance to the suddenly all-dominating weight of the subject of terrorism.
With a virus that mutates as quickly as HIV, using only one antiviral drug often causes the virus to develop a resistance to that therapy.
Penicillin was successfully used to treat these staph infections after the antibiotic's discovery in 1940, but its effectiveness began to wane as the S. aureus bacteria began to develop a resistance to the drug.
The major problem encountered with respect to effectiveness was that the mosquitoes were able to develop a resistance to DDT; but the introduction of other insecticides, such as dieldrin and lindane (BHC), helped to overcome this difficulty.
Additionally, the potential for insects to develop a resistance to the toxin as a result of repeated exposure is of great concern in the widespread cultivation of Bt crops.
Part of the reason these bugs spread so rapidly often comes down to mis-use of antibiotics, leading the bacteria to develop a resistance to the drugs available.
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"They don't have to kill us with anthrax," Dr. Shapiro said, referring to the prospect that diseases might develop a resistance to antibiotics.
A patch of Canada thistles, if it is to survive when the farmer switches from hoeing to herbicides, must include individuals that develop a resistance to the chemicals over time.
Lidicker said that while there's still not enough published research available on CBD, there's very little reason to believe people develop a resistance to CBD over time, which was my main fear.
It's possible for a person to develop a resistance or allergy to a specific food or drink, even one that hasn't caused problems in the past.
Farmers and ranchers feed small amounts of the drugs to animals over their lifetimes to keep them healthy in crowded conditions, causing bacteria to develop a resistance passed on to people through the environment and eating meat from the animals.
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