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sep 1, 1670 - Van Leuwenhoek discovers "animalcules" (bacteria)
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Via a microscope that he designed to look at fabrics and was the first to see bacteria in rainwater, dental plague and feces
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Diseases that challenged the scientific community
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Erica Nguyen
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sep 1, 1670
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~ 356 years ago
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