microbe
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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
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 microbe, Methanosarcina acetivorans, appears to function normally despite this flexible interpretation, demonstrating that life can operate with a slightly imprecise code.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
By analyzing its antibiotic resistance profile, they discovered that this ancient microbe may help scientists better understand how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads naturally.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2026
Griffith approached the problem by focusing on the microbe: Why was pneumococcus so fatal to animals?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The SIU Carbondale team instead turned to microbes, which can carry out complex biochemical processes naturally.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
In reality, they are densely packed, layered communities built by microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Aspergillus niger was one of five microbes examined in the new study because of its demonstrated resilience in spaceflight conditions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Scientists were surprised that microbes like these could endure exposure on the exterior of the space station.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
When microbes arrived in the Western Hemisphere, he argued, they must have swept from the coastlines first visited by Europeans to inland areas populated by Indians who had never seen a white person.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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