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microbes

NOUN
bacteria
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The later microbes could have colonized the body while it remained frozen in the glacier or during more than 30 years of modern conservation.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

He said it could also add to interest in protecting maerl beds, which were "already of the greatest importance to all of the other plants, animals and microbes in the ecological community that they support".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

At the heart of current research is the oral microbiome, the community of hundreds of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in the mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

These results raise the possibility that interactions between sweeteners, medications, and microbes could influence more than digestion alone.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Certainly I’m no mad exterminator bent on killing devil microbes; on the contrary, I admire them.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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