bacteria
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Bacteria from cancer patients were more likely to contain specific viruses.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Bacteria are also "promiscuous," easily exchanging genetic material.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025
Bacteria often produce enzymes, like beta-lactamase, to destroy antibiotics.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024
Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published today in Nature Communications.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024
Bacteria are the greatest of all at setting up joint enterprises, on which the lives of their hosts are totally dependent.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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