microbe
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Like any pandemic, the Black Death was simultaneously a biological and a social event—shaped by both the innate characteristics of a microbe and such all-too-human factors as political systems, religious beliefs and public-health responses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"Wheat gluten and casein are recognized as safe in a way a microbe is not, in a regulatory sense, so this is an easier way to protect public health," Hsiao said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026
Published in Cell Communication and Signaling, the study focuses on Fusobacterium nucleatum, a microbe previously connected to colorectal and other cancers.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
To explore this idea, the team cultured a large quantity of P. sanguinis for three days and then extracted the full mixture of metabolites produced by the microbe.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025
In 1882, Robert Koch of Germany identified the microbe that caused the dreaded disease tuberculosis.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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This protein acts as a sensor that responds to signals from the environment, diet, and gut microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Research increasingly suggests that these microbes can influence the brain through immune signals, metabolism, and other biological pathways.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
In reality, they are densely packed, layered communities built by microbes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The two microbes appeared to complement one another chemically, with each producing compounds the other could use, including vitamins, nutrients and hydrogen.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some are caused by microbes capable of maintaining themselves in animals or in the soil, with the result that the disease doesn’t die out but remains constantly available to infect people.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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