microorganism
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have now identified a microorganism that challenges this long accepted rule.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
Mr. Gutman is the founder of Primer’s Yeast, a company that sells ancient strains of the microorganism.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
The microorganism also been connected to non-fatal, but sight-threatening, eye infections, sometimes through contaminated contact lens solution.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
The main threat is a root rot in the trees caused by a soil-borne pathogen called Phytophthora, a new strain of the same microorganism that helped cause the Irish famine of the 1840s.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
None of the many investigators have been able to discover the microorganism that produces the disease.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Landfills often record elevated underground temperatures that happen when microorganisms break down waste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The research also included Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participants, groups that have historically received limited representation in studies of aging and gut microorganisms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Their efforts have included selectively breeding corals that can withstand higher temperatures, raising young corals in nurseries to rebuild damaged reefs, and transferring communities of microorganisms between corals to improve their resilience.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
He was particularly interested in bacteria carried by plastic debris that lands on corals and can introduce harmful microorganisms through direct contact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
However, there are many other possibilities, ranging from large plants and animals to microorganisms, to extinct forms, to a planet that is now and was always lifeless.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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