bacteria

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The manufacturing process can also introduce impurities — like bacteria or heavy metals — into peptide drugs.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Raw, or unpasteurized, dairy has not undergone the heating process that kills harmful bacteria while leaving nutrients largely intact.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“There’s no pathogenic bacteria correlating us to anybody,” said McAfee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Scientists at TU Wien, working with data storage company Cerabyte, produced a QR code measuring just 1.98 square micrometers, which is smaller than most bacteria.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Excessive abdominal noise is an uncommon, but not unprecedented, presenting symptom of infection with the bacteria Clostridium difficile, which can be fatal.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green