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    Explain Why the Antibiotic Penicillin Is Effective at Destroying Bacteria
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Explain Why the Antibiotic Penicillin Is Effective at Destroying Bacteria

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Explain why the antibiotic penicillin is effective at destroying bacteria but does not have a similar effect in eukaryotic cells.

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Animal cells do not possess a cell wall ...

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