Teaching ideas – antibiotic resistance

Author: Teachit
Published: 28/01/2017

Teaching ideas – antibiotic resistance

Increasing strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria are potentially a very serious threat to the human population worldwide.

This article provides an excellent starting point to highlight the problems associated with resistant bacteria.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38609553

Going further

The following Teachit Science resources are all suitable to use for the new GCSE Biology curriculum.

Listen to the podcast '50 things that made the modern economy - antibiotics' (9 mins) for a slightly different slant on the development of antibiotics.

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