Answer to Dictation 1
Just when scientists thought they knew all there was to know about bacteria.
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Answer to Dictation 2
They have unearthed something quite unexpected.
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Answer to Dictation 3
Bacteria have a mechanism within their single-celled forms that can pass on memories.
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Answer to Dictation 4
This is one of Earth's most well-studied organisms.
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If they have encountered that environment frequently they can store it.
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It may be more akin to our muscle memory.
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Answer to Dictation 7
A sense of what to do next from having done it repetitively many times before.
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Before there was oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere early life was utilizing iron.
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Iron is not only critical in the origin of life on Earth but also in the evolution of life.
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Answer to Dictation 10
He said his research could aid in combating bacterial diseases.
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