microbes

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DNA and RNA analyses allowed scientists to examine both the microbial communities living in the fish and patterns of gene activity in the fish and associated microbes.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Further analysis suggested that certain microbes were connected with activity in specific brain areas.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The effort, backed by federal and state grants, helped draw BioVerde, which uses microbes to produce chemicals needed for rubber and plastic products.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

He cites the 2024 finding on Mars by the Perseverance rover of “a biosignature of heavy-metal reduction by alien microbes, possibly the most incredible discovery of the century.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Many American doctors, including Garfield's, still refused to accept that microbes caused infection.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow