microbes

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The gut contains trillions of microbes that help regulate immunity, metabolism and even brain signaling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

"We may also take some key microbes of interest and see if they can be given preventively as a probiotic. There is lots of exciting future work to come."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Genetic analysis revealed "DNA damage levels very comparable to the original microbes" in the Iceman's guts, suggesting the yeast entered his body soon after death, Sarhan said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Delivery method, antibiotic exposure, older siblings, and breastfeeding all played a role in shaping the community of microbes that developed during the first year of life.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

And this is true not only of the microbes of two billion years ago.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan