microbe
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The process of naming the microbe included consultation with Kymberly Oakley, the world's foremost Malgana language expert.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
Their findings show that at least one microbe can tolerate ambiguity in its genetic code, overturning a central assumption in biology.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
It might be a microbe, a strand of lost nucleic acid, a molecule of enzyme, or a nameless hairless little being with sharp gray eyes.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Some slowed or completely stopped the growth of microbes associated with a healthy digestive system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
The pilot study used a randomized, double-blind, parallel-arm, placebo-controlled design to evaluate whether consuming blueberries could influence gut microbes and mood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
By watching these organisms interact in real time, researchers hope to gain a clearer understanding of the complex relationships between plants and microbes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Modern plastics have introduced an enormous new collection of potential carbon sources into the environment, but many of these materials remain chemically inaccessible to microbes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Eurasia harbored many domestic animal species and hence developed many such microbes, while the Americas had very few of each.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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