microbes
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These microbes are increasingly being studied for their possible roles in metabolism, immune function, and cardiovascular health.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The exchange is important because it transfers nutrients and gut microbes that help termites digest wood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Research published after the bistrifluron study found that the microbes inside those pellets may provide a kind of biological clock.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
This protein acts as a sensor that responds to signals from the environment, diet, and gut microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Eurasia harbored many domestic animal species and hence developed many such microbes, while the Americas had very few of each.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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