microbes

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Yet beneath the surface, billions of microbes are hard at work decomposing leaves, wood, and other organic matter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The researchers reported increases in microbes and metabolic signals associated with improved body composition and fat loss.

From Science Daily • May 31, 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

We live in a world where the microbes are always trying to get at us, to tear us cell from cell, and we only stay alive and whole through diligence and fear.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas