microbes

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DNA and RNA analyses allowed scientists to examine both the microbial communities living in the fish and patterns of gene activity in the fish and associated microbes.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Further analysis suggested that certain microbes were connected with activity in specific brain areas.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

This finding suggests that the earliest blood cells may have resembled macrophages, which are immune cells that engulf harmful microbes and cellular debris.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The effort, backed by federal and state grants, helped draw BioVerde, which uses microbes to produce chemicals needed for rubber and plastic products.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

And this is true not only of the microbes of two billion years ago.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan