microbe

Like any pandemic, the Black Death was simultaneously a biological and a social event—shaped by both the innate characteristics of a microbe and such all-too-human factors as political systems, religious beliefs and public-health responses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

But new research suggests that a key marine microbe, Nitrosopumilus maritimus, may already be adjusting to warmer and more nutrient-poor conditions.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026

Their findings show that at least one microbe can tolerate ambiguity in its genetic code, overturning a central assumption in biology.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026

The microbe, Methanosarcina acetivorans, appears to function normally despite this flexible interpretation, demonstrating that life can operate with a slightly imprecise code.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026

In 1882, Robert Koch of Germany identified the microbe that caused the dreaded disease tuberculosis.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

The later microbes could have colonized the body while it remained frozen in the glacier or during more than 30 years of modern conservation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

He said it could also add to interest in protecting maerl beds, which were "already of the greatest importance to all of the other plants, animals and microbes in the ecological community that they support".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

At the heart of current research is the oral microbiome, the community of hundreds of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in the mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Researchers worldwide are searching for ways to stay ahead of these rapidly changing microbes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Thus, food production and thousands of years of societal evolution following its adoption were as essential for the evolution of writing as for the evolution of microbes causing human epidemic diseases.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond