How do antibiotics work?

Understanding the mechanism of action of the most common antibiotics.

Giulio Laurenti, PhD

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Bacteria are unicellular organisms that populate every environment on our planet, including the human body. While many bacteria are harmless and others are helpful(i.e., guts bacteria), a few are pathogenic and cause diseases.

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Giulio Laurenti, PhD

A Molecular Biologist who enjoys writing about programming, science, and the wonderful world around us.