#RA-2235Read AloudCore & AcademicHard
Dangerous Superbugs
Official Question Material
Prep: 30-40 Seconds
Antibiotics either directly kill bacteria or slow their growth, leaving the immune system to finish the job. The drugs work in several ways - by preventing bacteria from building sturdy walls or making copies of their DNA, for instance. Growth slowing antibiotics usually disrupt ribosomes, the factories in which bacterial cells make proteins.
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