microbes

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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

The new study indicates that microbes living in the fish intestine may also be essential participants in the process.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Further analysis suggested that certain microbes were connected with activity in specific brain areas.

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

Insects have many natural enemies — not only microbes of many kinds but other insects.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson