microorganism
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The authors contend that no facility currently operating on Earth can guarantee complete containment, elimination, or control of an unknown alien microorganism if an accident were to occur.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
“The presence of terrestrial microorganism within a sample of Ryugu underlines that microorganisms are the world's greatest colonizers and adept at circumventing contamination controls,” the authors conclude.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2024
Mr. Gutman is the founder of Primer’s Yeast, a company that sells ancient strains of the microorganism.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
The microorganism also been connected to non-fatal, but sight-threatening, eye infections, sometimes through contaminated contact lens solution.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
"You couldn't expect a microorganism to evolve here that was capable of feeding on Earth-type tissues; they would have starved to death long ago."
From Islands of Space by John Wood Campbell
The gut microbiota refers to the enormous community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the digestive tract.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The microorganisms transform them into new food components, including proteins, fats, and acids.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The work also highlights how biotechnology can alter the nutritional properties of microorganisms and other rapidly growing food sources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
UV radiation is deadly enough to many microorganisms that hospitals routinely use it for sterilization.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bacteria and a host of other microorganisms could find their way into cultures from people’s unwashed hands, their breath, and dust particles floating through the air, and destroy them.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Ecology - Matter and Energy Flow in Ecosystems- Introductory
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