microbes

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Scientists have uncovered evidence that tiny microbes living inside fish may be helping drive important processes that affect the world's oceans.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

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

The study adds to growing evidence that microbes found in fermented foods may do more than support food production and digestion.

From Science Daily • May 18, 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

In their home ecosystems these species have, like all living things, a full complement of parasites, microbes, viruses, and insect predators to shorten and immiserate their lives.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann