All Microbes articles
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Opinion
Shape is not enough to distinguish life from abiotic systems
No morphological differences between living and non-living systems are yet known
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Business
Engineering microbes to degrade contaminants
Allonnia is using synthetic biology to tackle major environmental challenges like PFASs, metals and plastic waste
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Research
Meteorites show modern Mars’ subsurface has ingredients to support life
Terrestrial chemistry that sustains microbial life deep underground appears to be occurring on the Red Planet too
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Research
Fossil isotopes reveal life’s diversity 3.5 billion years ago
Early microbes evolved distinct metabolisms based around hydrogen sulfide and methane
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Opinion
Using microbes to explore new flavours
Microbes are often enemies in the kitchen, but when used can add new dimensions to cooking
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Podcast
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong – Book club
They say you are what you eat, but actually you’re mainly what eats you