Science Explainer: Why is it so hard to kill bacteria?
- Author
- Tim Coulson And Syma Khalid
- Published
- Mon 26 May 2025
- Episode Link
- https://share.transistor.fm/s/58e3c95e
In this explainer, Syma discusses some of the methods bacteria use to defend themselves from attack from external threats such as antibiotics. These ostensibly simple organisms have elaborate and sophisticated defence mechanisms which is why it is so hard to kill bacteria.
