microbes
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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
Using roughly 100 existing datasets, the scientists examined amino acids and fatty acids from microbes, soils, fossils, meteorites, asteroids, and synthetic laboratory samples.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
That insight could help researchers design more targeted approaches to controlling gum disease and maintaining a healthier balance of microbes.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
It also means losing a vast "molecular library" tied to the microbes that live within them.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
Inspired by the new idea of germ theory, Wells imagined microbes killing off his Martians.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
