microbes
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Higher levels of antibodies targeting common microbes, including Staphylococcus aureus, RSV and human respirovirus 3, were associated with stronger responses to COVID-19 vaccines.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The researchers say the results support the idea that beneficial compounds made by gut microbes can effectively "train" the intestinal lining, helping it preserve immune tolerance over time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
AbuSalim, Rabinowitz and their colleagues found that these proteins are processed by gut microbes and can alter both the makeup of the microbiome and the host's metabolism.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
From what microbes could they conceivably have evolved?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
