ancient
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By analyzing its antibiotic resistance profile, they discovered that this ancient microbe may help scientists better understand how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads naturally.
From Science Daily
It would be a complicated move, because this ancient office - which dates back to 1478 - is knitted into the devolution settlement itself.
From BBC
Isidora is an example of ancient syncretism at work: a Greek woman, painted in a Roman tradition, whose burial followed Egyptian customs of mummification.
Much of “The Powerful Primate” concerns how ancient humanity learned to make tools and fire, allowing big increases in population density.
The then Lord Chief Justice eventually stopped the pursuit of some journalists , saying they were being unjustly treated like criminal conspirators, concluding the law was ancient and difficult.
From BBC
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