microorganism
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The authors contend that no facility currently operating on Earth can guarantee complete containment, elimination, or control of an unknown alien microorganism if an accident were to occur.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Unlike bacteria, the microorganism is less likely to exchange genetic material with other microbes and doesn't take up residence in the gastrointestinal tract where it could potentially disrupt microbial communities.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
Mr. Gutman is the founder of Primer’s Yeast, a company that sells ancient strains of the microorganism.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
The microorganism also been connected to non-fatal, but sight-threatening, eye infections, sometimes through contaminated contact lens solution.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
None of the many investigators have been able to discover the microorganism that produces the disease.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Rather than expecting microorganisms to break down materials that are naturally resistant to decomposition, scientists could develop plastics with chemical structures that make biological recycling possible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
To investigate how microorganisms digest biodegradable plastics, University of Konstanz biologists Harry Lerner and David Schleheck studied the entire process of microbial decomposition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The discovery also raises a broader question about how rapidly microorganisms can adapt to synthetic materials introduced into their environment.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Most conventional plastics break down extremely slowly because microorganisms struggle to digest the synthetic polymers from which they are made.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Medical men and even the general public were becoming aware that the human environment was inhabited by an enormous number of microorganisms capable of causing disease, just as today carcinogens pervade our surroundings.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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