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microbe

[mahy-krohb] / ˈmaɪ kroʊb /


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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

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.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

By linking the cell's survival to the production of their target compound, the team was able to trick the microbe into creating xanthommatin.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

Typically, when researchers try to get a microbe to produce a foreign compound, it creates a major metabolic burden.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

That’s the principle of vaccination: to stimulate our antibody production without our having to go through the actual experience of the disease, by inoculating us with a dead or weakened strain of microbe.

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




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