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.

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Discipline
Life Sciences
Grade Level
9-12
Lesson Area
Soil Biology
Lesson Type
Reading
Lesson Keywords
Bacteria
Viruses
Soil Biology
Human Health

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
9-12 LS2.C: Ecosystem dynamics
9-12
9-12