BACTERIAFor the Human Good

PROBIOTICS Microorganisms thought to be healthy to

the live host (human)

WHAT CAN THEY DO? Prevent forms of cancer Lower Blood pressure and cholesterol Prevent Infection Aid in digestion Improve immune system Prevent pathogenic growth Produce medicines Many more…………… http://nccam.nih.gov/health/probiotics/ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0F

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MEDICINE PRODUCTION Insulin (diabetes) used to be taken from

cows and pigs. Now the insulin, a protein, gene can be

inserted via a plasmid into E. coli The E. coli can produce this protein

when activated by the sugar lactose

HGH used to be taken from cadavers Now HGH is produced in the same

fashion as insulin and can be produced much faster

INSULINPRODUCTION

DIGESTION

Supports proper digestion The microflora helps break down food into easily absorbed

nutrients Produce and degrade vitamins Help the body digest dairy products Break down dietary toxins Maintain the growth of friendly bacteria Strengthen our intestinal defenses and protect our bodies

from unwanted invaders like disease-producing organisms Increase resistance to infection Prevent food poisoning bacteria, Salmonella and E-coli

from attaching to intestinal cells http://www.nutrition-health-supplements.com/

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DISEASE PREVENTION The human immune system is very complex

and the gut immune system is intense Antibiotic use can kill off good digesting

bacteria, in its place bad pathogenic bacteria can grow

Probiotics can replenish good bacteria Probiotics and Colon polyps and cancer Probiotics and Irritable Bowel

Syndrome Probiotics and Ulcerative Colitis and

Crohn's Disease And many more

ANTIBIOTICS Substance or compound that kill

bacteria or inhibits growth and reproduction

Used to treat infections of microorganisms, some protists and fungi

Each antibiotic has a method of destruction for its target cell

ANTIBIOTIC TARGETS ON A BACTERIA CELL

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE The microorganism becomes immune to

the specific antibiotic Microorganism evolves (changes)

through genetic mutation and transferred through conjugation, transduction and transformation

How does this develop?

FUTURE OF PROBIOTICS Probiotics will become personalized

dependant upon the individual DNA and lifestyle

May get overused May evolve into something harmful