59 - Antibiotics
Sep 05, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 2
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Episode description
What is the REAL story behind penicillin? How do antibiotics treat infections? Should we be worried about superbugs taking over the world?
Jin geeks out on one of his favourite medical topics and teaches you about our table-turning super weapons against humanity's bane - bacteria.
Relevant XKCD comic
Alexander Fleming's original petri dishes showing the effect of penicillin
Anatomy of bacteria
Beta-lactam ring structure
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