microbes
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The US space agency announced last year that its Perseverance rover had found potential biosignatures, markings on rocks possibly made by ancient microbes.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Coffee is more than just caffeine -- it's a complex dietary factor that interacts with our gut microbes, our metabolism, and even our emotional well-being," said Professor Cryan.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Signals can travel between the gut and brain through immune activity, hormones, nerves, and chemical compounds produced by microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The gases then moved upward through the sediment and eventually reached microbes living near the seafloor that consumed methane.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Perhaps there is an exotic inorganic chemistry in the Martian soil that is able by itself, in the absence of Martian microbes, to oxidize foodstuffs.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
