Off the beaten track: Understudied microbes and their potential.

The world of microbes is diverse, but the majority of these fascinating organisms are not as famous (or perhaps infamous) as their pathogenic counterparts. Cell highlights six scientists whose work addresses some of the most fundamental questions in biology, even though their microbial models may seem a tad bit unconventional.
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