Microbes Energize the Brain 

Noteworthy — Primate gut microbes promote brain energy metabolism.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/03/microbes-energize-the-brain/

Cancer Microbiomes in the Spotlight

by Mechas — Re-analysis of data refutes cancer microbiome results.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/03/cancer-microbiomes-in-the-spotlight/

Cancer Microbiomes in the Spotlight

by Mechas — Re-analysis of data refutes cancer microbiome results.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/03/cancer-microbiomes-in-the-spotlight/

Shine the Light on Yeast

Noteworthy — Yeast can carry out phototrophic metabolism when it gains a rhodopsin gene.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/03/shine-the-light-on-yeast/

3-Nitropropionic Acid

by Roberto —The Simplest yet Lethal Mycotoxin

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/03/3-nitropropionic-acid/

Bacteria & Constipation

Noteworthy — The collaborative work of two bacterial species results in constipation.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/03/bacteria-constipation/

Breath of the Earth

by Chelsi — The earth respires like a slumbering giant.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/03/breath-of-the-earth/

Past Ocean Depths

Noteworthy — Archaeal lipids can serve as proxies of past ocean depths.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/02/past-ocean-depths/

An Orchid, Two Fungi

The growth of a medicinal orchid depends on two fungal partners.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/02/an-orchid-two-fungi/

Ancient Treponema 

Ancient DNA reshapes our knowledge of the pathogen Treponema pallidum.

https://smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2026/02/ancient-treponema/