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1 | vii | Bacteria rule references | References | 8/10/2010 |
1 | 3 | DNA contains two long chains that make up its molecule and RNA has only one chain. | DNA contains two long chains that make up its molecule and most RNA has only one chain. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 8 | Figure 1.1 Bacteria shapes. Cell shape is hardwired into bacteria genetics. No animal life adheres as strictly to a standard shape as bacteria and algae called diatoms. (Courtesy of Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.) | Figure 1.1 Bacteria shapes. Cell shape is hardwired into bacteria genetics. No animal life adheres as strictly to a standard shape as bacteria and the algae called diatoms. (Courtesy of Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.) | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 9 | Motile bacteria have whiplike tails called flagella for swimming, photosynthetic cyanobacteria contain light-absorbing pigments, and magnetotactic species, such as Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum, contain a chain of iron magnetite particles that enable the cells to orient toward Earths poles. | Motile bacteria have rotating tails called flagella for swimming, photosynthetic cyanobacteria contain light-absorbing pigments, and magnetotactic species, such as Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum, contain a chain of iron magnetite particles that enable the cells to orient toward Earths poles. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 12 | Archaea construct a cell wall out of polymers other than peptidoglycan, but their cell wall plays the same protective role. | Archaea construct a cell wall out of polymers other than peptidoglycan but their cell wall plays the same protective role. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 18 | Some bacteria do not conform to Kochs postulates. For example Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis, also infects the skin and bones in addition to the lungs. | Some bacteria do not conform to Kochs postulates. For example Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis, infects the skin and bones in addition to the lungs. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 30 | Babies get additional bacteria for a reason that scares germophobes: fecal and nonfecal bacteria are everywhere, and people ingest large amounts each day. | Babies get additional bacteria for a reason that scares germophobes: Fecal and nonfecal bacteria are everywhere, and people ingest large amounts each day. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 34 | Many of the discoveries in microbiology came about from a blend of genius and serendipity, a fair description of all science. | Many of the discoveries in microbiology came about and continue to occur from a blend of genius and serendipity, a fair description of all science. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 43 | As the last remnants of Roman influence faded, disease control also declined, and many contradictions took root. | As the last remnants of Roman influence faded, disease control also declined and many contradictions took root. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 46 | His publication list lengthened, and his reputation grew inside and outside of science. | His publication list lengthened and his reputation grew inside and outside of science. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 46 | The public adored Louis Pasteur. Napoleon III invited the microbiologist to his table to hear the latest theories on microbes, and Pasteur happily obliged. | The public adored Louis Pasteur. Napoleon III invited the microbiologist to his table to hear the latest theories on microbes and Pasteur happily obliged. | 4/7/2011 |
1 | 80 | Cancer chemotherapy or radiation. | Cancer chemotherapy or radiation | 4/11/2011 |
1 | 158 | Methane production is a double-edged sword, a free energy source and a greenhouse gas. | Methane production is a double-edged sword, a cost-free energy source and a greenhouse gas. | 4/11/2011 |
1 | 175 | Bacteria rule references | References | 4/11/2011 |
1 | 88 | Update table | Christy Mathewson 1925 Baseball player (age 45) |
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1 | 94 | These appendages from several inches to a few feet long and numbering in the thousands hang from almost every part of the ship. | These appendages measuring from several inches to a few feet long and numbering in the thousands hang from almost every part of the ship. | 4/11/2011 |
1 | 134 | Higher concentration of vitamin B12 than any other food. | Higher concentration of vitamin B12 than any other food | 4/11/2011 |
1 | 161 | Another research team examined the meteorites mineral content and found magnetite crystals similar to the magnetosomes in Earths Aquaspirllium magnetotacticum. | Another research team examined the meteorites mineral content and found magnetite crystals similar to the magnetosomes in Earths Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum. | 4/11/2011 |
1 | 36 | The names of brave souls who tasted spoiled foods have been lost to history, but either by necessity or a sense of adventure, they invented food preservation. | The names of brave souls who tasted spoiled foods have been lost to history, but either by necessity or a sense of adventure they invented food preservation. | 4/11/2011 |