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bacteria

[bak-teer-ee-uh] / bækˈtɪər i ə /
NOUN
microorganisms
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So I got a small grant, bought a swab kit and spent a semester knocking on doors to ask classmates if I could sample the bacteria on their faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This work, carried out in collaboration with the University of York and the Rowland Institute at Harvard, highlights how bacteria can reuse existing biological systems in unexpected ways.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The products on our bathroom shelves, marketed as clean, stripped away essential bacteria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Antibodies – similar to those the body makes to attack viruses or bacteria – have been engineered to spot the amyloid and clear it from the brain.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Dogs have as much bacteria, just different kinds.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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