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Microbes are everywhere! They are the unseen force that rules our planet – present, past and future. Ingenious tiny master chemists too small to see by naked eye yet so powerful and resilient they can ...

Given that microbes helped make Earth habitable, we could use synthetic biology to engineer microbes to speed up a similar ...

Essex County Council The "blend of microbes, enzymes and natural nutrients" comes in liquid form Tom Cunningham, council cabinet member for highways, said: "Nobody wants to be stuck in traffic ...