microbes

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"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

Environmental and public health researchers are warning that a little-known group of microbes could become a much bigger threat to human health.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 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

When the children reached 36 months of age, researchers assessed their neurodevelopment using a behavioral questionnaire and looked for connections between developmental outcomes, gut microbes, and epigenetic patterns.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

This chapter will begin by considering what a “disease” is, and why some microbes have evolved so as to “make us sick,” whereas most other species of living things don’t make us sick.

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