microbes
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In boglands near Gullåkra, organic material such as wood, bone, skin and even clothing were preserved due to a lack of oxygen and the suppression of microbes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
On Earth, when water reacts with olivine, the process can produce hydrogen that certain microbes can use as an energy source.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Signals can travel between the gut and brain through immune activity, hormones, nerves, and chemical compounds produced by microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
ATP is the universal currency of energy — found in all organisms from microbes to man.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
