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Two of the microorganisms that Van Leeuwenhoek identified—protozoa and bacteria—are by some estimates responsible for more than half the deaths of every human who has ever lived, and yet until he observed them their existence had hardly been postulated, much less proven. 7/11 — PolitiTweet.org

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With these observations, Van Leeuwenhoek became the first person to ever see a microorganism—a discovery of almost incalculable significance to human health and our understanding of life on this planet. 6/11 https://t.co/xx0ETXivfb — PolitiTweet.org

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His revelation provided the foundation for germ theory—the greatest leap forward in the history of medicine. He wasn’t a prolific scientific mind like Galileo, but a self-taught Dutchman with a handcrafted lens 10 times more powerful than anything before it. 8/11 — PolitiTweet.org

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