Introduction to Microbiology

Introduction to Microbiology

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For this unit’s Discussion, you will engage in a Discussion about the beginnings of microbiology. As you will learn, the “birth” of microbiology impacts your daily life on many levels. During the unit, discuss the events and scientists that led to what is known of modern microbiology with your classmates.

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Discussion Topic: Understanding Microbiology

1. If you were to explain the field of microbiology to a high school student, how would you describe it? What is the field of microbiology all about?
2. Why would a general understanding of the principles of chemistry help them understand microbiology? How are the two sciences related?
3. Choose one scientist from your Readings and discuss his or her contributions to the field of microbiology. Why do you believe these contributions are significant?
4. Why do you think it is beneficial to have knowledge of microbiology? Does it apply to your career and your day-to-day life? Explain.

 

 

Student 1

Preston Reid

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3/23/2016 5:41:46 PM

Hello Professor and Classmate

Hello Everyone! If I had to explain the field of Microbiology to a high school student I would first ask them what they think they know about Microbiology. I would describe it by showing them picture Show More

Hello Everyone!

If I had to explain the field of Microbiology to a high school student I would first ask them what they think they know about Microbiology.  I would describe it by showing them pictures and reading to them what they say and what they mean.  In its Eleventh Edition, Microbiology: An Introduction helps you make the connection between microbiological theory presented in the text and real-world applications, encouraging you to see the connection between human health and microbiology (Microbiology, Tortora, 2013).  Microbiology and Chemistry are not the same but you can a lot of different thing from both of them.  Not, two sciences are the same because there are some many of them.  Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was probably the first actually to observe live microorganisms through the magnifying lenses of more than 400 microscopes he constructed. Between 1673 and 1723, he wrote a series of letters to the Royal Society of London describing the “animalcules” he saw through his simple, single-lens microscope (Microbiology, Tortora, 2013).  I think Microbiology would help my career because it can help me learn about the different thing in the wood when I becomes a forest ranger.

References
The online Kaplan textbook Gerard J. Tortora 2013
https://kaplan.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323024614/cfi/4/4!/4/2/18/6/2@0:0

 

Student 2

Alice Miller

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3/24/2016 6:44:26 PM

Unit 1 Discussion

The first thing I would tell the high school student is that humans and animals are not the only things that are living and microbiology studies other signs of life. The field of microbiology shows u Show More

The first thing I would tell the high school student is that humans and animals are not the only things that are living and microbiology studies other signs of life.  The field of microbiology shows us the world of bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms in our bodies.

It is good to have a general understanding of the principles of chemistry because most happenings of microorganisms are chemical reactions (Tortora, 2011).  Chemistry studies molecules and how they can be combined and changed.  Microbiology and chemistry are related because in order to comprehend the changes that happen in microorganisms, one must need to know how the molecules are made and act together (Tortora, 2011).

Louis Pasteur is a scientist that made a huge breakthrough in the microbe world.  Pasteur conducted many experiments and studies to show that microbial life could be destroyed with heat (Tortora, 2011).  These findings unearthed the basis of aseptic techniques (Tortora, 2011).

Understanding the basis of microbiology and chemistry is essential to my career.  Prior to this course, I thought nutrition was just about food and anatomy.  My eyes have been opened, and I am realizing that microbiology and chemistry are like a connecting piece for my path on nutrition.  What happens to the food in your body is chemistry.  Carbohydrates, lipids, and protein are all organic compounds, and understanding how they are made up will help me have a better understanding on the effects they can have on the human body.  Food is made up of microbes.  Understanding the growth of microbes and health benefits it can do to for the human body will also help me better not only my health, but the patients I get to work with.

Tortora, Gerard J., Funke, B. R., Case, C. L. (12/2011). Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from https://kaplan.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323024614/