microbes
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In a separate mouse experiment, they studied chronic granulomatous disease, an inherited disorder that interferes with the ability of certain immune cells to kill harmful microbes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The pink comes from microbes thriving in extremely salty water after the area was cut off from fresh water.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Known as DAMM, short for digestion, absorption and microbial metabolism, the model tracks how food moves through the digestive tract, how much energy the body absorbs directly, and how gut microbes process whatever remains.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
It estimates how much energy the body extracts before food reaches the colon, how much energy microbes produce from the remaining material, and how much ultimately gets absorbed or eliminated.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
If we wish on Earth to examine samples of Martian soil for microbes, we must, of course, not sterilize the samples beforehand.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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