Biology · Biology
Viruses & Bacteria
Living cells vs genetic parasites: bacterial structure and reproduction, the microbiome, how viruses hijack cells, why antibiotics don't work on viruses, vaccines and antivirals, and resistance.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Cells. Next: Fleming & penicillin; Jenner & vaccines; epidemiology. Sources: OpenStax *Microbiology*; Ed Yong, *I Contain Multitudes* (2016); Crash Course Biology #38–39.Next: 1. Side by side