microbes
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Studying bacteria one species at a time can reveal direct effects, but the human gut is a crowded ecosystem in which microbes constantly interact.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Known as living plastics, these materials contain dormant microbes capable of degrading the surrounding polymer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Most of the released material consisted of proteins and carbohydrates that free-living deep ocean microbes can readily consume.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Scientists have long studied plants, fungi, and microbes for compounds that can inspire new treatments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
A wide variety of microbes, which would have been indetectable with conventional scoring techniques, was found in essentially every site examined.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
