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Because certain bacteria live in our digestive tract and digest things for us. If we killed all bacteria, we'd starve. Plus bacteria are the base of the food chain. They also break down organic material from things that have died. Without bacteria, nothing would rot and return to the soil. Bacteria are actually vital to life on Earth.

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