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microbe

[mahy-krohb] / ˈmaɪ kroʊb /


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"But something we have learned over the years is that a microbe doesn't have to be abundant to have an impact on the host."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The process of naming the microbe included consultation with Kymberly Oakley, the world's foremost Malgana language expert.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Like any pandemic, the Black Death was simultaneously a biological and a social event—shaped by both the innate characteristics of a microbe and such all-too-human factors as political systems, religious beliefs and public-health responses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Until recently, though, it was unclear whether this microbe contributes to depression, whether depression changes the microbiome, or whether another factor explains the connection.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

In that new environment, a microbe must evolve new ways to live and to propagate itself.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

In other words, finding certain microbes in people who age more slowly does not necessarily mean those bacteria are responsible for slowing the aging process.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

These bacteria produce natural substances that help them attack other microbes and use them as a source of food.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

These findings suggest that the way a sweetener influences gut microbes may depend not only on the sweetener itself but also on what accompanies it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Some slowed or completely stopped the growth of microbes associated with a healthy digestive system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

From what microbes could they conceivably have evolved?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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