A Dying Teenager’s Recovery Started in the Dirt
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Description: An article about a university student who was participating in a project in which students search through local soil samples for new phages—viruses that infect and kill bacteria.
Grade Levels: 9-12
Keywords: bacteria, viruses, soil biology, human health
Lesson Area: Soil Biology
Resource Type: Reading
Next Generation Science Standards
| Grade | Discipline | Core Idea |
|---|---|---|
| 9-12 | LS2.C: Ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and resilience | If a biological or physical disturbance to an ecosystem occurs, including one induced by human activity, the ecosystem may return to its more or less original state or become a very different ecosystem, depending on the complex set of interactions within the ecosystem. |