microbes
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Bradley Moore, an oceanographer at the University of California, San Diego, studies marine microbes and the chemicals they produce, including compounds that have potential applications in human medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Scientists have identified the bacteria that help give three British artisan cheeses their distinctive flavors, and some of those microbes may also have potential benefits for human health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
All three cheeses contained bacteria with recognized probiotic potential, meaning they may help support populations of beneficial microbes in the gut.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Critics have argued that organic material detected in fossils could have entered the specimens much later from microbes, soil, handling, or other environmental sources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
If terrestrial microbes can survive the Martian environment, how much better Martian microbes, if they exist, must do on Mars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
