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

Antibiotic

The breakdown of the symbiosis between host and pathogen.

Dysbiosis 

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

Evolution

Fitness

Germ-free

Holobiont

Hologenome

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Human Milk Oligosaccharides

Hygiene Hypothesis

Metagenomics

Natural Selection

Probiotic

Symbiosis

Vertical Gene Transfer

Health & Wellness

Health & Medicine

Literary Area of Study

Korean Literature

Natural World

Science & Nature

Ed Yong

Adult

Book

Nonfiction

Guide

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