BACTERIA & ANTIBIOTICS SIMULATION
▸ Inoculating bacteria into the dish…
▸ Starting exponential binary fission
▸ Loading resistance genes & plasmids
▸ Preparing the antibiotic
▸ Ready — Online. ✅
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⌂ Cells
Simulation room
Bacteria & Antibiotics
Bacteria & Antibiotics
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binary fission · selection
Population
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Culture dish
resistance rises when the antibiotic is used
Total
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Susceptible (green)
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Resistant (orange)
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Resistant fraction
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Generation
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Antibiotic
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Note
Bacteria divide exponentially. The antibiotic kills susceptible cells; resistant cells survive & multiply = natural selection producing a resistant population.
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🔄 Reset
🦠 Anatomy
Toggle the antibiotic on the right · adjust nutrients & mutation · watch the resistant strain take over · click a structure for details
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Population & resistant fraction over time
total
resistant fraction