] Doctors claim to have uncovered new evidence that the
] tiny particles known as "nannobacteria" are indeed alive
] and may cause a range of human illnesses.
]
]
] The existence of nannobacteria is one of the most
] controversial of scientific questions - some experts
] claim they are simply too small to be life forms.
]
]
] But US scientists report they have now isolated these
] cell-like structures in tissue from diseased human
] arteries.

[ nanogerms. -k]

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