germs
Microorganisms that can cause disease or infection.
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The authors categorized responses that indicated a misunderstanding of possible benefit as “germs are germs” beliefs.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis | Russell Saunders | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, they ask, what if germs, looking to spread, drive people to perform rituals?
The Midichlorians Made Me Do It: Can Microbes Explain Religion? | Michael Schulson | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEssentially, Panchin et al. have noticed that some rituals spread germs.
The Midichlorians Made Me Do It: Can Microbes Explain Religion? | Michael Schulson | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, it would seem insane to someone in the early 19th century to fear ‘germs.’
Following Tuberculosis From Death Sentence to Cure | Tessa Miller | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe just assume that germs exist—the 5-second rule and everything.
Following Tuberculosis From Death Sentence to Cure | Tessa Miller | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Heavens knows what we have swallowed," muttered Gwynne, who had served on sanitary boards and heard much talk of germs.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe germs of a new life, says Dr. Lbke, were in embryo in the dying antique world.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowFree them from the net, and it falls to pieces, while the roots remain intact, the solid and persistent primitive germs of speech.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisSpecific houses seem to have in them the very germs of immorality and degeneracy.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsHeathen though the Danes were, they brought some ideas of settled government and the germs of national progress.
Is Ulster Right? | Anonymous
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