Week9

As we are learning about natural selection theory, it is important to recognize the usefulness of this theory to our health.

Read about drug resistance in bacteria. You can start from your honors biology book, page 278, as well as the green biology book, pages 390-392.

Question 1: Why do drug-resistance bacteria develop more effectively in hospitals?

Question 2: Where did the first drug-resistant bacteria come from? (beware: Blue, not Red!)

Question 3: In natural selection, the key is competition amongst members of the same species. Suggest a strategy that might weaken the drug-resistant bacteria.