microbes

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DNA and RNA analyses allowed scientists to examine both the microbial communities living in the fish and patterns of gene activity in the fish and associated microbes.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Larger and longer studies will be needed to determine whether certain microbes or brain regions can reliably predict who will lose weight, who will keep it off, and which diets work best for different people.

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 team then used bacterial gene sequencing to study which microbes were present in the mouth before and after each condition.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Some microbes don’t wait for the old host to die and get eaten, but instead hitchhike in the saliva of an insect that bites the old host and flies off to find a new host.

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