microbes

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The effort, backed by federal and state grants, helped draw BioVerde, which uses microbes to produce chemicals needed for rubber and plastic products.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

He cites the 2024 finding on Mars by the Perseverance rover of “a biosignature of heavy-metal reduction by alien microbes, possibly the most incredible discovery of the century.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Researchers found that giving older mice back their own younger gut microbes produced striking effects throughout the body, especially in the liver.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

One major consequence is that many harmful microbes are becoming resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants, creating serious challenges for medicine and public health.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

A few microbes are more sensitive to heat than our own bodies are.

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