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

Researchers had previously found that gut microbes can modify bile acids and influence the amount of atherosclerosis, or fatty plaque buildup in the arteries, that develops over time.

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

All those microbes are still at an early stage in their evolution into specialized human pathogens.

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