microbes

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The study also uncovered a previously unknown way these microbes protect crops such as maize, tomato, and rapeseed from salt stress.

From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026

The microbes can cause a constellation of symptoms in humans, from vomiting and diarrhea to sepsis, kidney failure and even death.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

More than 130,000 molecules have already been listed, linking food compounds to human proteins, gut microbes and disease processes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

The trillions of microbes that live in the human digestive tract, collectively known as the gut microbiome, may influence mood, behavior, and mental health through a variety of biological pathways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

The rapid spread of microbes, and the rapid course of symptoms, mean that everybody in a local human population is quickly infected and soon thereafter is either dead or else recovered and immune.

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