{"id":2177,"date":"2022-02-18T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/the-human-body\/?post_type=exhibit1&#038;p=2177"},"modified":"2022-02-21T16:09:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:09:24","slug":"growing-microbes","status":"publish","type":"exhibit1","link":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/the-human-body\/exhibitions\/growing-microbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Microbes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many microbes are too small to see without using a microscope.&nbsp; But when microbes have access to enough food, they can make more copies of themselves. 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