mite
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"You know, I can sample for a mite count, but I can't sample for mitochondrial DNA," Funkhouser said.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Ricardo Bassini-Silva, a researcher and curator of the laboratory's Acarological Collection, quickly recognized that the bead-like structures were actually mite larvae.
From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026
Thousands of people with a severe dust mite allergy could benefit from a "life changing" new daily treatment.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025
The condition is caused by a mite which burrows under the skin to lay eggs and is spread through close physical contact, bedding and clothes.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024
I stepped into Rocinante to bring out my poor mite of garbage for the oil drum, two empty cans; I had eaten from one and Charley from the other.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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