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A chemical that kills or reduces the reproduction rates of organisms.^[1] Such chemicals may be secreted by living organisms (such as penicillin, which is produced by certain molds) or they may be artificially synthesized.

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↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Biology. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998

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 A [[chemical]] that kills or reduces the reproduction rates of organisms.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> Such chemicals may be secreted by living organisms (such as [[penicillin]], which is produced by certain molds) or they may be artificially synthesized.
-{{quotebox|Antibiotics sometimes manage to only kill the more susceptible bacteria. The surviving bacteria survive because they can resist antibiotics. The surviving bacteria then reproduce, producing a new generation of bacteria, all of which are resistant to today's antibiotics. This is not good, because it makes infectious diseases harder to fight.<ref>http://www.chemheritage.org/educationalservices/pharm/antibiot/readings/evolve.htm</ref> }}
-This has produced various strains of bacteria that lead to infections that cannot be treated with the more common antibiotics. An example is the MRSA strain of [[Staphylococcus aureus]], that is resistant to all [[penicillin]]-type antibiotics.
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