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microbe

[mahy-krohb] / ˈmaɪ kroʊb /


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They managed to "tame" the microbe in the laboratory and make it fix N2 at temperatures above 90 °C.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

The process of naming the microbe included consultation with Kymberly Oakley, the world's foremost Malgana language expert.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

Until recently, though, it was unclear whether this microbe contributes to depression, whether depression changes the microbiome, or whether another factor explains the connection.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

One transformation involves a change of intermediate vector: when a microbe relying on some arthropod vector for transmission switches to a new host, the microbe may be forced to find a new arthropod as well.

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

The pink comes from microbes thriving in extremely salty water after the area was cut off from fresh water.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

This gave gut microbes additional substances to break down, increasing their production of short-chain fatty acids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Although gut microbes can generate additional usable energy, the amount absorbed directly from food in the upper digestive tract also matters.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

In boglands near Gullåkra, organic material such as wood, bone, skin and even clothing were preserved due to a lack of oxygen and the suppression of microbes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The focus that day was on the preservation of the natural landscape and of the intricate web of life whose interwoven strands lead from microbes to man.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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