48 pages 1 hour read

Ed Yong

I Contain Multitudes

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

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Index of Terms

Antibiotic

These are chemical compounds that are capable of killing bacteria or keeping them from reproducing. The first antibiotic, penicillin, was found by Alexander Fleming.

Dysbiosis

The breakdown of the symbiosis between host and pathogen.

Evolution

Evolution is change over time. It refers to the change in biological populations through the slow process of natural selection.