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    microbes

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    C1
    n. pl.Noun (plural)Very small, microscopic living thing

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    Why More Young People Are Getting Cancer | Business Insider Explains | Insider News

    08:46Why More Young People Are Getting Cancer | Business Insider Explains | Insider News
    • When you have a vaginal birth, the baby is coated with microbes, and that seems to fortify their microbiome.

      When you have a vaginal birth, the baby is coated with microbes, and that seems to fortify their microbiome.

    • the baby is coated with microbes,

      the baby is coated with microbes,

    B1

    Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience

    26:48Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
    • And within their gut, there are microbes that act upon that material, plus their own digestive enzymes.

      And within their gut, there are microbes that act upon that material, plus their own digestive enzymes.

    • it through their gut, and within their gut, there are microbes that act upon that material

      it through their gut, and within their gut, there are microbes that act upon that material

    A1

    Why Do Some Animals Eat Poop?

    03:59Why Do Some Animals Eat Poop?
    • but while cows have long, complex digestive tracts that give the microbes inside time to break down the tough plant cells,

      but while cows have long, complex digestive tracts that give the microbes inside time to break down the tough plant cells,

    • So, after a yummy plant meal, they poop a soft mucus-covered cluster that contains the partially digested food and the microbes in charge of digesting it.

      So, after a yummy plant meal, they poop a soft mucus-covered cluster that contains the partially digested food and the microbes in charge of digesting it.

    C1

    Would we even recognize alien life? NASA astrobiologist explains

    02:54Would we even recognize alien life? NASA astrobiologist explains
    • And what we are truly seeking is some sort of signature that is created by life, and by that what we mean is microbes.

      And what we are truly seeking is some sort of signature that is created by life, and by that what we mean is microbes.

    • What is missing in our knowledge, however, is knowing what kind of different signatures can microbes release into the atmosphere that could be detectable, and that would be the next challenge for the field, connecting the observables with the producers of that observable.

      What is missing in our knowledge, however, is knowing what kind of different signatures can microbes release into the atmosphere that could be detectable, and that would be the next challenge for the field, connecting the observables with the producers of that observable.

    B1

    What If You Never Took A Shower? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

    02:36What If You Never Took A Shower? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS
    • That's right: dirt, dust, or other disgusting microbes would slowly start to collect on your skin, causing brown growths.

      That's right: dirt, dust, or other disgusting microbes would slowly start to collect on your skin, causing brown growths.

    B2

    Animal-Free Animal Products With Cellular Agriculture

    04:57Animal-Free Animal Products With Cellular Agriculture
    • Instead of using cows, they use transgenic microbes, microorganisms with foreign genetic instructions to make proteins.

      Instead of using cows, they use transgenic microbes, microorganisms with foreign genetic instructions to make proteins.

    • These microbes are then grown in a reactor, kind of like beer fermenting in a vat.

      These microbes are then grown in a reactor, kind of like beer fermenting in a vat.

    B1

    What Happens to Your Body RIGHT AFTER You Get an Infection?

    03:25What Happens to Your Body RIGHT AFTER You Get an Infection?
    • As the name suggests, microbes are microscopic, invisible to the naked eye.

      As the name suggests, microbes are microscopic, invisible to the naked eye.

    • Almost immediately, the harmful microbes, also known as pathogens, start reproducing.

      Almost immediately, the harmful microbes, also known as pathogens, start reproducing.

    B1

    Talks@Google: Barefoot Ted McDonald

    56:18Talks@Google: Barefoot Ted McDonald
    • to grow microbes just give me a hot, warm, moist dark place, let's add periodically,

      to grow microbes just give me a hot, warm, moist dark place, let's add periodically,

    B1

    How Often Do You Really Need to Shower?

    02:40How Often Do You Really Need to Shower?
    • For the most part, researchers think that these microbes you carry with you are pretty harmless.

      For the most part, researchers think that these microbes you carry with you are pretty harmless.

    • But as you interact with the world, you can pick up other microbes that could make you sick.

      But as you interact with the world, you can pick up other microbes that could make you sick.

    B2

    Why are people so Healthy in Japan?

    10:46Why are people so Healthy in Japan?
    • As research on the gut microbiome develops, the health effects of certain gut microbes and bacteria are becoming clearer.

      As research on the gut microbiome develops, the health effects of certain gut microbes and bacteria are becoming clearer.

    • A transplant of the microbes from one overweight woman to another woman caused the receiving woman to become obese.

      A transplant of the microbes from one overweight woman to another woman caused the receiving woman to become obese.

    B2