microbe

The answers will surprise and delight, none more so than the fact that some microbes essentially “breathe” rocks.

Future progress also depends on integrating microbes into national biodiversity and climate strategies, including "30 by 30" and One Health policies.

One previous piece of research on Neanderthal DNA also showed that modern humans and Neanderthals shared an oral microbe - a type of bacteria found in our saliva.

NETs form when neutrophils release their DNA through a process called NETosis, creating thread-like structures filled with harmful enzymes that can quickly trap and neutralize invading microbes.

The startup essentially tailors microbes using a technique known as adaptive laboratory evolution—gradually exposing the organisms to conditions such as high arsenic or salty water.