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bacteria

UK /bækˈtɪəriə/US /bækˈtɪriə/

noun

the simplest and smallest forms of life. Bacteria exist in large numbers in air, water and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease.

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Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

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So it was like bacteria in a Petri dish—you know, it just goes like this S-curve.

Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

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