Name
Age
Location

Response
Brandon
Age: 14
New York		 Q1: How does battling an infectious disease contribute to evolution?
A1: It contributes because the bacteria can swap genes and evolve quickly

Q2: Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
A2: I think this may be a bad thing because if they evolve they can become resistant to a antibodies and we can't destroy them easier
Deanna
Age: 14
New York		 Q1: How does battling an infectious disease contribute to evolution?
 A1: Because people use antibiotics that help cure and get ride of the infections. The body will then build up an immunity to the anti biotic and then pass on to its offspring.

 Q2: Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
A2: I think its good that antibiotics can help fight infections, and make people better.
Tanya
Age: 15
New York		 Q1: How does battling an infectious disease contribute to evolution?
A1: The battle of infectious diseases has lead to the creation of new antibiotics which in turn The body creates a immunity to and this an immunity once built up is pass on to the offspring

 Q2: Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
 A2: I think that the immunity to the antibiotic is a bad thing but the fact of immunity is a good thing because you could become in turn immune to the disease itself .
Ryan
Age: 15
New York		 Q1: How does battling an infectious disease contribute to evolution?
A1: Evolution occurs through change. Your Body is adapting or "changing" in many ways when you are fighting a disease. That's how Disease affects evolution.

Q2: Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
A2: You need something to make you stronger and the more battling you fight the stronger your body gets. So, yes I do think its a good thing.
Jerry
Age: 14
New York		 Q1: How does battling an infectious disease contribute to evolution?
A1: We are making them stronger and more resistant so when they attack us again they'll be harder to fight off.

 Q2: Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
 A2: good and bad because we get stronger but eventually they'll be too strong.
Jay
Age: 16
New York		 Q1: How does battling an infectious disease contribute to evolution?
 A1:when we see antibiotics to fight bacteria in our bodies the bacteria adapt in order to survive by evolving

 Q2: Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
A2: I think this is a bad thing because if the bacteria keep evolving our antibiotics will no longer be able to fight them.

Lauren
Age: 15
New York		 Q1: How does battling an infectious disease contribute to evolution?
A1: It contributes to evolution because of natural selection and some bacteria live while others are killed.

Q2: Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
 A2: This is a bad thing because we will never be able to completely kill off bacteria.