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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After that, hardly any scientists said life, even microbes, existed on Mars.
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And each microbe was made up of atoms and molecules.
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Infectivity describes the likelihood that a particular microbe will be transmitted under particular circumstances.
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Knowing where the microbe struck opened a door to understanding how it might work.
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Life, in fact, would have been impossible for most higher forms, with only the hardiest microbes surviving.
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Only within the last few years have doctors begun to realize that this microbe can cause disease.
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Prolonged exposure, even to small amounts of genetically-engineered microbes in the air, could cause allergies in workers.
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Some protein molecules are simply too large for microbes to handle.