microbe
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"Wheat gluten and casein are recognized as safe in a way a microbe is not, in a regulatory sense, so this is an easier way to protect public health," Hsiao said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
By analyzing its antibiotic resistance profile, they discovered that this ancient microbe may help scientists better understand how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads naturally.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
Scientists believe additional gene microbe links likely exist, but proving them is difficult because genetic and environmental factors overlap in everyday life.
From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025
One previous piece of research on Neanderthal DNA also showed that modern humans and Neanderthals shared an oral microbe - a type of bacteria found in our saliva.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
One transformation involves a change of intermediate vector: when a microbe relying on some arthropod vector for transmission switches to a new host, the microbe may be forced to find a new arthropod as well.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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