microbe

In this study, survival means that a microbe remains alive for at least one Earth day.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 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

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 husband was a small, timid man, sick with pneumonia caused by an unidentified microbe, and with only limited command of the English language.

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

The US space agency announced last year that its Perseverance rover had found potential biosignatures, markings on rocks possibly made by ancient microbes.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

On Earth, when water reacts with olivine, the process can produce hydrogen that certain microbes can use as an energy source.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Researchers using different extraction techniques produced fractions with different structures and different levels of utilization by gut microbes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Coffee is more than just caffeine -- it's a complex dietary factor that interacts with our gut microbes, our metabolism, and even our emotional well-being," said Professor Cryan.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Vishniac believed that the experimental techniques previously used to deduce no indigenous microbes in Antarctica were flawed.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan