microbes
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The US space agency announced last year that its Perseverance rover had found potential biosignatures, markings on rocks possibly made by ancient microbes.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
These compounds are produced when gut microbes ferment dietary material and are important for normal intestinal function.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Bacteria inside the body depend on iron, but lactoferrin binds tightly to the element, making it much harder for microbes to access.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The gases then moved upward through the sediment and eventually reached microbes living near the seafloor that consumed methane.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 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
