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Another problem with the postulates - and perhaps its most significant liability - is that the rules fail to successfully account for [[home: | Another problem with the postulates - and perhaps its most significant liability - is that the rules fail to successfully account for [[home: | ||
===== Rethinking Koch ===== | ===== Rethinking Koch ===== | ||
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Koch's contributions were substantial, | Koch's contributions were substantial, | ||
The blind adherence to Koch's postulates precludes a more nuanced understanding of disease: it is in fact a group of genetically indistinct organisms, a [[home: | The blind adherence to Koch's postulates precludes a more nuanced understanding of disease: it is in fact a group of genetically indistinct organisms, a [[home: | ||
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