1. Bacteria
For the Human Good

2. Probiotics
Microorganisms thought to be healthy to the live host (human)

3. 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……………
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4. 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

5. Insulin Production

6. 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
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7. 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

8. 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

9. Antibiotic Targets on a bacteria cell

10. 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?

11. Future of probiotics
Probiotics will become personalized dependant upon the individual DNA and lifestyle
May get overused
May evolve into something harmful