Discuss the openstax microbiology

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Assignment:

Find a current news story, magazine article, or podcast that is related to the readings of openstax microbiology (how microbes grow, oxygen requirements for microbial growth, the effects of ph on microbial growth, temperature and microbial growth, other environmental conditions that affect growth, media used for bacterial growth), (controlling microbial growth, using physical methods to control microorganisms, using chemicals to control microorganisms, testing the effectiveness of antiseptics and disinfectants), (history of chemotherapy and anti microbial discovery, fundamentals of anti microbial chemotherapy, mechanisms of antibacterial drugs, drug resistance, testing the effectiveness of anti microbials, current strategies for anti microbial discovery). If you aren't sure of where to start looking, here are some good places to start, but you can use others you find:

• Science Daily

• NPR's Science Friday

Science News

National Geographic

CDC Emerging Infectious Disease Podcast

• List of podcasts from the American Society for Microbiology.

For your original post:

Summarize the news story, magazine article, or podcast

Describe how it is directly related to the week's material by referencing your text

Describe how you used your scholarly/primary information (see below)

Describe at least one question you have after your reading

Requirements

• Include a link to the news story, magazine-type article, or podcast you used

Must be at least 250 words (sources/links don't count for word counts)

Include a link to at least 1 scholarly/primary source to support your post

You'll use this to look up or confirm information in the article, to find out more information, etc....

Examples of scholarly sources include government websites like CDC, NIH, state departments of health, etc.., Other textbooks, and primary sources.

Reference no: EM133334292

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