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Word: superbugs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
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...Eaters. The 100,000,000-year-old cockroach, which outlived the dinosaur and many other prehuman contemporaries, has evolved into a superbug of almost incredible staying power. Its hard, slippery body is hard to grasp; its flat torso permits it to squeeze into the smallest cracks; its nimble legs give it unparalleled speed and shiftiness; its skin is so sensitive to light that even when blinded it infallibly finds a dark place to hide in. It can get along on so little oxygen that it lives for hours after its breathing tubes have been sealed; it is the only known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Insect Front | 8/28/1944 | See Source »

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