What causes antibiotic resistance? - Kevin Wu
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Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bacteria’ that are pretty nasty -- and they’re growing resistant to our antibiotics. Why is this happening? Kevin Wu details the evolution of this problem that presents a big challenge for the future of medicine.
Additional Resources for you to Explore
Antimicrobial resistance
statistics from WHO: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs194/e...
Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus Aureus: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC15445...
How bacteria obtain antibiotic resistance: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/li...
SciShow video on super bugs and recent antibiotic research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-apdGwBPz4
Kevin Wu's science education YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmP3Q6kJy1Za80KOain53jw
Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus Aureus: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC15445...
How bacteria obtain antibiotic resistance: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/li...
SciShow video on super bugs and recent antibiotic research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-apdGwBPz4
Kevin Wu's science education YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmP3Q6kJy1Za80KOain53jw
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Kevin Wu
- Animator Brett Underhill
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
