microbe
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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
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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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