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In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.