microbe

Like any pandemic, the Black Death was simultaneously a biological and a social event—shaped by both the innate characteristics of a microbe and such all-too-human factors as political systems, religious beliefs and public-health responses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

"Wheat gluten and casein are recognized as safe in a way a microbe is not, in a regulatory sense, so this is an easier way to protect public health," Hsiao said.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026

Published in Cell Communication and Signaling, the study focuses on Fusobacterium nucleatum, a microbe previously connected to colorectal and other cancers.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 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

That’s the principle of vaccination: to stimulate our antibody production without our having to go through the actual experience of the disease, by inoculating us with a dead or weakened strain of microbe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

These microbes are increasingly being studied for their possible roles in metabolism, immune function, and cardiovascular health.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

"This study helps us better understand how natural compounds produced through interactions between diet, gut microbes and the body can influence disease processes," Jala said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Insulin, which was once obtained from animal pancreases, can now be made using engineered microbes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

The situation can change when the amount of sorbitol rises beyond what those microbes can process.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

This was to prevent microbes from one chimp infecting another—or from infecting a human.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall