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Everything About Microbes

Best-of microbe rankings

Every topic ranked by one score axis at a time.

Scores are relative 0–100 marks within this atlas — for browsing, not a ranking of danger or a diagnosis.

Familiarity

How widely the topic is recognised in everyday conversation and school science.

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Medical weight

How often the topic shows up in clinics, hospitals or public-health programmes.

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Benefit

How much the topic is associated with useful roles — food, soil, immunity, industry.

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Risk

How much harm the topic can cause when encounters go wrong — relative across this atlas.

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Research

How strong and active the research base is.

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Live debate

How live the scientific or public argument still is.

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