bacterium
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Researchers say the findings indicate the bacterium may help remove nanoplastics from the body by binding to the particles in the intestine and promoting their excretion.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Their findings offer a clearer explanation of how this bacterium may influence depression.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Earlier research in the series focused mainly on Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
For years, researchers have linked one specific bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, to colorectal cancer.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
By some standards, it is about as smart as a grasshopper; by others, only as intelligent as a bacterium.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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