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Why does streptomycin kill the bacteria and not us?

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Why does streptomycin kill the bacteria and not us?

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Streptomycin binds to bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit and inhibits protein production by the bacteria. Human beings are are not affected because our ribosomes have a 40S subunit and a 60S subunit, no 30S subunit.

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