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explain how antibiotics are able to target the bacteria cells but not the healthy cells within your body

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Bacteria cells have a specific shape to them. Specific antibiotics have a specific shape that actually fits and locks in with the shape of the bacteria cells. That way, the antibiotics can break down and defeat the bacteria. The shape does not match the healthy cells' shape, so the antibiotics do not impact the healthy cells.

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