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microbe

[mahy-krohb] / ˈmaɪ kroʊb /


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They managed to "tame" the microbe in the laboratory and make it fix N2 at temperatures above 90 °C.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

"Wheat gluten and casein are recognized as safe in a way a microbe is not, in a regulatory sense, so this is an easier way to protect public health," Hsiao said.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026

By analyzing its antibiotic resistance profile, they discovered that this ancient microbe may help scientists better understand how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads naturally.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2026

What evolutionary benefit does a microbe derive from making us sick in bizarre ways, like giving us genital sores or diarrhea?

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

In other words, finding certain microbes in people who age more slowly does not necessarily mean those bacteria are responsible for slowing the aging process.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The laboratory findings suggest that certain sweeteners and medications can interact in ways that substantially alter the growth of particular gut microbes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

By watching these organisms interact in real time, researchers hope to gain a clearer understanding of the complex relationships between plants and microbes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

He then sequenced the genetic material and carefully analyzed the extensive data to determine which microbes and genes became especially abundant as the bioplastics decomposed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

We know that at least some terrestrial microbes can survive on Mars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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