Biology GCSE
Selective action on bacterial cells
What Selective action on bacterial cells means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Antibiotics work only on bacteria because they target bacterial structures, for example the cell wall or bacterial ribosomes, which human cells do not have.
Topics that use Selective action on bacterial cells
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