microbe

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"Wheat gluten and casein are recognized as safe in a way a microbe is not, in a regulatory sense, so this is an easier way to protect public health," Hsiao said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The inner core of solid tumors is made up of dead cells and lacks oxygen, creating the perfect conditions for this microbe to multiply and spread.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

To explore this idea, the team cultured a large quantity of P. sanguinis for three days and then extracted the full mixture of metabolites produced by the microbe.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

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

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