microbes
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Aspergillus niger was one of five microbes examined in the new study because of its demonstrated resilience in spaceflight conditions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
"I would have expected these microbes to have dried out," said Regberg, who studies space station bacteria and was a co-author on the paper.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Scientists were surprised that microbes like these could endure exposure on the exterior of the space station.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
That result suggests that gut microbes play an essential role in producing them.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
This chapter will begin by considering what a “disease” is, and why some microbes have evolved so as to “make us sick,” whereas most other species of living things don’t make us sick.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
