microbe

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Their findings show that at least one microbe can tolerate ambiguity in its genetic code, overturning a central assumption in biology.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

The inner core of solid tumors is made up of dead cells and lacks oxygen, creating the perfect conditions for this microbe to multiply and spread.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

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

Typically, when researchers try to get a microbe to produce a foreign compound, it creates a major metabolic burden.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

It might be a microbe, a strand of lost nucleic acid, a molecule of enzyme, or a nameless hairless little being with sharp gray eyes.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas