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Since the discovery of the bacterial flagellar motor in the 1970s, biologists and creationists alike have marveled at its design like medieval architects staring with awe at the dome of the Pantheon built by their Roman ancestors.
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Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Goodsell showed me some recent paintings: a particle of the coronavirus trapped in a respiratory droplet; a closeup of the flagellar motor of E. coli.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
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Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Goodsell showed me some recent paintings: a particle of the coronavirus trapped in a respiratory droplet; a closeup of the flagellar motor of E. coli.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
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“Flagellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagellar. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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flagellar
adjective
fla·gel·lar
flə-ˈjel-ər 
ˈflaj-ə-lər
ˈflaj-ə-lər
: of or relating to a flagellum
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