Foundations in Microbiology
Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.5, Problem 12CYP
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If the germ theory of disease is actually a law and why.

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A set of scientific observations that explain a natural phenomenon or address a scientific question constitute a hypothesis. A hypothesis is open for testing and validation by experiments and debates. If a hypothesis stands the test of rigorous scrutiny and experimentation, it is given universal acceptance and it becomes a theory. Theories that prove their significance repeatedly over time gain the status of a law or principle that is irrefutable and held absolutely correct.

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